Lot #191 - Bonnington's Irish Moss Poster
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector featuring the Collection of the Late Brian Murray
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Sale Date:14 Sep 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
15 Sep 2019 ~ 10am (AEST) -
Lot #:191
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Lot Description:Bonnington's Irish Moss Poster
Polychrome poster (52x41cm). Rebacked with museum standard Japanese mulberry tissue, c1900. Bonnington's Pectoral Oxymel of Irish Moss, The Wonderful Cure for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Asthma etc. Geo. Bonnington, Christchurch. Young girl in the foreground gathering moss in a basket; a lighthouse on the rocky shore with sailboats gliding by on a calm sea. Bonnington's Irish Moss is listed in The Arms of Morpheus (Bonnington's Irish Moss Australia c1900). Hodgson, Barbara. The Arms of Morpheus The Tragic History of Laudanum, Morphine and Patent Medicines. Vancouver, Firefly Books, 2001. Enclosed in Mylar. -
Estimate:A$80 - 150
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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