Hilman Walker's World War I & II Posters 2020-05-30 Auction - 221 Price Results - Turner Auctions + Appraisals in CA
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Howard Chandler ChristyJames Montgomery FLAGG (1877-1960)Joseph PENNELL (1858/60-1926)
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South San Francisco, CA, United States
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Hilman Walker's World War I & II Posters

Turner Auctions + Appraisals is very pleased to present the Hilman Walker Collection, showcasing an array of French posters from World War I and American posters from World Wars I and II. The sale also offers other war-era lithographs by Lucien-Hector Jonas; a large replica of USS Mahan (DLG-11) and related items; and tableware, posters and memorabilia from the United States Lines. Several lots from other collectors include WWI photographs and a WWII roadside billboard. Hilman Walker is a longtime resident of Northern California, where he was born, raised and educated. Admitted to the California bar in 1976, he had a long and successful career in various management positions at a Fortune 100 company in the San Francisco Bay Area before retiring and moving to the Carmel area. Hilman Walker's collections in this sale focus on three areas. Most prominent are the World War I and II posters, which Mr. Walker began collecting in 2008, triggered by divisiveness and angst of that time's financial crisis, which paralleled in some ways the fear and stresses of wartime. Attracted initially to French posters from WWI because of their aesthetic and historical qualities, Mr. Walker said this was a very personal collection. Most were purchased from a professor of French studies at Indiana University, who imported the posters and backed them with archival material. These posters cover a wide range of war-related subjects such as the sale of government war bonds, promotion of troop and home front morale, dissemination of war goals, and sale of war damage reconstruction bonds. All posters are original; almost all are 100 years old; most are stone lithographs. Despite their age, the posters retain bright colors, attesting to the superb quality of early 20th-century French lithography. Now, reflecting changes in lifestyle and residence, Mr. Walker's collections go up for bid, welcoming those who share his enthusiasms of history, art and quality.
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James Henry DAUGHERTY (1889-1974): Vintage World War I Poster. The Ships are Coming, 1917. Paper size: 33 x 23 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0001: James Henry DAUGHERTY (1889-1974)Est. $200-$400
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William Haskell COFFIN (1878-1941): Vintage World War I Poster. Joan of Arc Saved France, 1918 [Small Version]. Paper size: 31 1/2 x 22 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0002: William Haskell COFFIN (1878-1941)Est. $150-$250
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Daniel Sayre GROESBECK (1878-1950): Vintage World War I Poster. Shall We Be More Tender With Our Dollars? 1917. Paper size: 32 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0003: Daniel Sayre GROESBECK (1878-1950)Est. $200-$300
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Henry P. RALEIGH (1880-1944): Vintage World War I Poster. "Hun or Home?" 1918 Paper size: 29 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0004: Henry P. RALEIGH (1880-1944)Est. $150-$250
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World War I Poster: Vintage World War I Poster. "The Child at Your Door--Orphans Starving", 1917. Paper size: 23 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0005: World War I PosterEst. $150-$250
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World War I Poster: Vintage World War I Poster. "Remember Your First Thrill of American Liberty", 1917. Paper size: 31 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0006: World War I PosterEst. $150-$250
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Devitt WELSH (1888-1942): Vintage World War I Poster. "They Gave Their Lives", 1918. Paper size: 31 3/4 x 22 1/8 inches. Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0007: Devitt WELSH (1888-1942)Est. $150-$250
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Jules ADLER (1865-1952): Vintage World War I Poster. "They too do their duty!" 1915. Paper size: 46 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0008: Jules ADLER (1865-1952)Est. $150-$250
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Albert BESNARD (1849-1934): Vintage World War I Poster. "Subscribe to hasten peace through victory" 1917. Paper size: 31 x 42 1/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0009: Albert BESNARD (1849-1934)Est. $200-$300
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Firmin Etienne BOUISSET (1859-1925): Vintage World War I Poster. "We'll have them." 1918. Paper size: 46 1/2 x 31 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0010: Firmin Etienne BOUISSET (1859-1925)Est. $200-$300
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Daniel Putnam BRINLEY (1879-1963): Vintage World War I Poster. "The Soldier's Homes" 1916. Paper size: 46 x 29 3/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0011: Daniel Putnam BRINLEY (1879-1963)Est. $200-$300
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Bernard Chavannaz: Vintage World War I Poster. "So the sweet land of France may be restored to us" 1918. Paper size: 31 x 45 3/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0012: Bernard ChavannazEst. $200-$300
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Bernard Chavannaz: Vintage World War I Poster. "The Peace Loan" 1919. Paper size: 47 x 31 1/2 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0013: Bernard ChavannazEst. $150-$250Lot Passed
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Eugene COURBOIN (1851-c.1915): Vintage World War I Poster. "One last effort and we will have it!" 1917. Paper size: 46 x 30 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0014: Eugene COURBOIN (1851-c.1915)Est. $200-$300
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Lucien LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953): Vintage World War I Poster. "National Day for Veterans with Tuberculosis" 1918. Paper size: 31 x 44 1/2 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0015: Lucien LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953)Est. $150-$250
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Georges DORIVAL (1879-1968): Vintage World War I Poster. "Foyer means home in France" 1918. Paper size: 28 1/2 x 39 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0016: Georges DORIVAL (1879-1968)Est. $300-$500
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Jean DROIT (1884-1961): Vintage World War I Poster. "Standing in the trench illuminated by the dawn, the soldier dreams of victory and his home" 1917. Paper size: 44 3/4 x 31 inches  Linen backed. Condition: as per
0017: Jean DROIT (1884-1961)Est. $150-$250
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Constant Leon DUVAL (1877-1956): Vintage World War I Poster. "To facilitate the repair of war damage." 1919. Paper size: 45 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches  Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0018: Constant Leon DUVAL (1877-1956)Est. $150-$250
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Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945): Vintage World War I Poster. "Give your gold for France. Gold fights for victory." 1915. Paper size: 44 3/4 x 31 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0019: Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945)Est. $200-$300
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Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945): Vintage World War I Poster. "We will get them!" 1916. Paper size: 44 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0020: Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945)Est. $200-$300
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Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945): Vintage World War I Poster. "3rd National Defense Loan" 1917. Linen backed. Paper size: 31 x 23 inches Condition: as per photograph.
0021: Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945)Est. $200-$300
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Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945): Vintage World War I Poster. "Subscribe to the 4th National Loan" 1918. Paper size: 23 1/2 x 31 1/2Â inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0022: Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945)Est. $200-$300
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Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945): Vintage World War I Poster. "Subscribe to the Liberation Loan" 1918. Paper size: 30 1/4 x 41 1/4 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0023: Abel Jules FAIVRE (1867-1945)Est. $200-$300
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Marcel FALTER (1866-?): Vintage World War I Poster. "For the ultimate effort" 1918. Paper size: 47 x 31 inches Linen backed. Condition: as per photograph.
0024: Marcel FALTER (1866-?)Est. $200-$400
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