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Times
30 minutes ago
- Times
Enjoyed the holiday? Now buy the swanky vintage poster
If Jeremy Sacher tires of looking at a verdant Queen's Park through the windows of his west London home, he needs only to step into his kitchen to find a view of New York's Times Square or an Imperial Airways flying boat heading for Cape Town. Sacher, you see, is an avid collector of travel posters created during the early decades of the 20th century to entice the adventurous into a world gradually being made smaller by trains, planes and automobiles. Back then such ephemera was used as a cheap, cheerful and entirely disposable way to promote the services of shipping companies, airlines and railways. But now surviving examples of the best vintage travel posters have become valuable and highly sought-after. Sacher began collecting more than 40 years ago when, as the head of a design company, he found himself making regular trips to studios in New York. 'There were many more poster dealers in the US than there were in the UK, so I became familiar with the world of collecting and with the names of the top graphic artists. 'Howard Hughes employed many of them when he owned Trans World Airlines during the 1940s and 1950s, so I started collecting posters advertising the airline's routes,' he explains. In recent years Sacher has bought through the art agents Nicolette Tomkinson and Sophie Churcher, who set up the specialist art agency Tomkinson Churcher in 2016 following the closure of Christie's South Kensington saleroom, which ran a vintage poster department. Travel posters first became seriously collectable after New York's Swann Galleries staged the first dedicated auction in 1979. Now the best examples by leading graphic artists such as the Frenchmen Roger Broders and Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, the Brits Norman Wilkinson and Frank H Mason, or the Irishman Paul Henry can fetch as much as £15,000 apiece. Tomkinson says the golden age of Britain's railways during the 1920s and 1930s resulted in some of the best images but, by the very nature of their role as short-lived advertisements, few have survived — and getting hold of good ones is becoming increasingly difficult. 'Sometimes travel posters are numbered but in most cases we never really know what the print runs were,' she explains. 'What is certain is that only a fraction of those produced actually survived, because they were either pasted over or torn down. And when collectors get hold of the best, they tend to hold on to them.' But some big collections saved by people who had connections with the printers, the artists or the firms that commissioned the designs do occasionally come on to the market. One spectacular cache emerged in Australia about 20 years ago, having been amassed by the owner's father, a teacher, who had written to the country's various train companies during the 1920s asking for travel posters to use in geography lessons. He received more than 200, which were dispersed at auction for in excess of £200,000. And while posters promoting trips to once-popular British holiday resorts such as Skegness and St Andrews continue to sell for as much as £5,000, it's those depicting more glamorous continental destinations that many collectors find most uplifting. Tomkinson says several such images have been consigned to a Lyon & Turnbull auction (happening on October 29) and include a 1957 lithograph of Cote d'Azur, 'after Pablo Picasso', which is estimated to fetch £1,500. And at his by appointment gallery in south London, the dealer James Manning is offering a striking 1930s image by the top artist AE Halliwell promoting 'cruises to Norway' for £4,000. However, travel posters are not categorised only by country but also by modes of transport and activities, meaning there are images that hold appeal to fans of cars, trains and aeroplanes, others that attract those drawn to the glamour of steam-driven liners and still others that are bought by regular visitors to top ski resorts such as St Moritz and Gstaad. Buying vintage originals is not, however, the only route to getting some uplifting travel posters on to your walls, as there are now several firms, such as Stick No Bills and the north London gallery Pullman Editions, that sell brand-new, top quality images that are either in a vintage style or licensed fine art prints of exceptional posters from the golden era of graphic advertising. Uniquely, Stick No Bills has been granted access to the historic archives of travel companies such as Pan American Airways, British Overseas Air Corporation (BOAC), Lufthansa, the Fomento del Turismo Mallorca and Braniff International Airways in order to recreate the best of their vintage posters. Sizes range from postcard-format works to unique Master editions featuring 24-carat gold lettering applied by the Spanish royal family's yacht gilder — and costing as much as £16,000. Which might be the price of a darned good holiday. But the poster will last a whole lot longer — and there's no need to endure the journey…
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The crucial thing buyers say their home MUST have before they think about parting with their cash
Brits spend about four hours a week dreaming about their perfect holiday home, whether it be a stone's throw from the sea or a quiet cottage in the countryside. Everyone has a different vision of their perfect house, whether it be a place to stay long term or a holiday home to escape the stress of the nine-to-five. Increasingly the thought of getting the keys to that dream home is distracting more and more people at work, with a third saying it interferes with their jobs. Nearly 50 per cent also said they cannot help but have a peek in estate agent's windows whenever visiting somewhere new. The most important factor on the wish list was having a sea view, with 63 per cent of people asked saying they dream of looking out and seeing the waves from their window. In this age of social media and Artificial Intelligence, it should come of no surprise that 'good Wi-Fi' was named as the second most important thing for people considering their dream home. For those who cannot see the sea, being near to it seems to suffice, as 46 per cent of people said they would want to be a short stroll away from the beach. No one wants nightmare neighbours, and 44 per cent wished for a friendly village nearby their ideal abode. Four in 10 people said they would like a swimming pool, while 38 per cent said they wouldn't even consider buying a holiday home without air conditioning. Despite the allure of a holiday home overseas, it was a country cottage in the UK which was the favoured choice for most Brits, with 53 per cent saying it was their dream home. The next most popular destinations were all places in the sun, including Spain (22 per cent), Italy (15 per cent), Greece (14 per cent) or the USA (13 per cent). Despite the dream, 27 per cent don't think they'll ever be able to own a home in the UK or abroad. The future of holiday home ownership report, commissioned by property co-ownership platform, MYNE, looked into the barriers of buying a dream place in the sun. Unsurprisingly, cost (41 per cent) is the main factor, along with taxes and fees (38 per cent) especially with the threat of 100% property taxes in Spain, maintenance costs (33 per cent) and dealing with local bureaucracy (28 per cent). Among some of the other factors on the wishlist for the hypothetical home buyers were having a Smart TV (35 per cent), a home cinema (23 per cent) and an outdoor kitchen (16 per cent). Amazingly, Brits' hatred of wasps may also influence their decision on a home abroad, with 24 per cent saying they would need a home without the pesky pollinators or mosquitos. Meanwhile, not looking to learn the lingo, 16 per cent said having British neighbours was a must have when getting a second home abroad. Nikolaus Thomale, property expert and Founder of MYNE, said: 'Over the last few years owning a property abroad has become more complex. Especially for British people post-Brexit. 'However, the world has changed significantly in the last few years with more people craving flexibility in the way they work and live, looking for more sustainable options, and being smarter with their money. 'So, whilst British people still crave the benefits of a holiday home, the traditional holiday home model doesn't suit the majority anymore.' 'In business, the concept of a "shared economy" is nothing new, but its potential in the holiday home space remains largely untapped. 'Much like shared ownership in the UK, this is an investment into a property, but you share that investment with other people who are also looking for a dream holiday home. 'Purchasing a portion of a MYNE property can start from as little as £99,000 and ranges depending on the location and features of the property. 'Say you use this for the average period of six to eight weeks a year, the average customer could save at least £10,000 a year in comparison to renting similar properties of this premium calibre. 'We're often asked how we make this work for multiple owners. To put it simply, we thoughtfully select suitable co-owners - including retirees, affluent couples, and families - whose lifestyles present as little disruption to each other as possible, so everyone gets to enjoy the property for at least six weeks.'
Leader Live
10 hours ago
- Leader Live
High street brands we miss the most in the UK ranked
Buying the latest outfit and taking it home in a snazzy carrier bag was a small joy that made the long queues and crowds bearable. Fast-forward 20 years and the decline of our high street has been inevitable due to the rise of internet shopping and Covid-19. Dozens of banks have shut in recent months, and brands such as Topshop, BHS, Debenhams and Woolworths are now a thing of the past. We all hold nostalgia around what we once loved about our high streets, and now, data has analysed the shops us Brits miss the most. Experts at Liquidation Centre analysed search data revealing the top-searched brands. 1. Debenhams 2. Dorothy Perkins 3. Toys R Us 4. Cath Kidson 5, Thorntons 6, Mothercare 7. BHS 8. Woolworths 9. Miss Selfridge 10. Blockbuster According to the data, it appears that Debenhams is the retailer that most consumers want to see back on their high streets, with a huge 499,000 average monthly online searches. UK High Street Shops That No Longer Exist Boohoo bought the brand and its website in 2021, but didn't buy its high street stores, which eventually closed down. Fans of the brand may be pleased to hear that Boohoo has changed its name to Debenhams, reviving the popular 247-year-old brand. Unfortunately though, physical stores are not expected to return. Sarah Fleming, spokesperson at NerdWallet UK, said: "The UK's retail sector has been hit hard over recent years. Recommended Reading: Boots No7 Summer Vault saves £69 and has Rare Beauty dupe The M&S Beauty Bag 2025 products ranked from best to worst I tried Stacey Solomon's haircare brand Rehab and loved it "The businesses on the high street that will succeed, will be investing in growing their online brand presence across the 'bricks and clicks' online search landscape - the ones that invest in PR, Brand, AI optimisation and social media. "It's why we're seeing such a resurgence in businesses capitalising on Tiktok trends: from M&S's viral launch of the strawberries and cream sandwich that launched in tandem with Wimbledon; to Tesco following suit and releasing a birthday cake sandwich after seeing the success M&S garnered online. "To survive, businesses need to think creatively, about how they grow their businesses away from the physical world and integrate with the online one to stay afloat."
