235
Propaganda Poster UK Elections Conservatives Khaki Issue
Description
Original vintage election propaganda poster: Hiding behind "Bobs". The khaki issue. Lord Salisbury: "Get under cover, or you'll be exposed." Don't be deceived by the Tory attempt to use Lord Roberts for party purposes. From the "Westminster Gazette." Fun image of a political satirical cartoon featuring British Victorian era general Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914), affectionately known to his troops and the wider British public as "Bobs" and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (1830-1903), 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, a member of the Conservative Party and three times prime minister of the United Kingdom. The illustration is by Francis Carruthers Gould, a British caricaturist and political cartoonist, from the Westminster Gazette, an influential Liberal newspaper based in London. The poster features a cartoon of Tory members, led by Lord Robert Cecil, crouching and hiding behind "Bobs", who is dressed in a military uniform and waving a flag which says 'khaki'. In Westminster systems of government, a khaki election is any national election which is heavily influenced by wartime or postwar sentiment. In the British general election of 1900, the Conservative Party government of Lord Salisbury was returned to office, defeating a disunited Liberal Party. Condition: Acceptable condition, folds, tears and paper loss. Country of printing: UK, designer: Francis Carruthers Gould, size (cm): 100 x 154, year of printing: 1910s.
Auction Details
Shipping
T&Cs & Important Info
Ask seller a question
Original vintage election propaganda poster: Hiding behind "Bobs". The khaki issue. Lord Salisbury: "Get under cover, or you'll be exposed." Don't be deceived by the Tory attempt to use Lord Roberts for party purposes. From the "Westminster Gazette." Fun image of a political satirical cartoon featuring British Victorian era general Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914), affectionately known to his troops and the wider British public as "Bobs" and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (1830-1903), 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, a member of the Conservative Party and three times prime minister of the United Kingdom. The illustration is by Francis Carruthers Gould, a British caricaturist and political cartoonist, from the Westminster Gazette, an influential Liberal newspaper based in London. The poster features a cartoon of Tory members, led by Lord Robert Cecil, crouching and hiding behind "Bobs", who is dressed in a military uniform and waving a flag which says 'khaki'. In Westminster systems of government, a khaki election is any national election which is heavily influenced by wartime or postwar sentiment. In the British general election of 1900, the Conservative Party government of Lord Salisbury was returned to office, defeating a disunited Liberal Party. Condition: Acceptable condition, folds, tears and paper loss. Country of printing: UK, designer: Francis Carruthers Gould, size (cm): 100 x 154, year of printing: 1910s.
Original Vintage Posters Spring Sale
Sale Date(s)
Venue Address
404 King's Road
London
SW10 0LJ
United Kingdom
General delivery information available from the auctioneer
Buyer Pays Shipping Cost and import duties. We offer worldwide shipping, payment on collection is possible.
We ship posters worldwide rolled in shock-resistant and hard wearing tubes.
We dispatch items within 1-4 working days after payment and notify customers if there is any delay. Delivery to UK addresses usually takes 2-3 working days. Delivery to international addresses varies depending on destination and usually takes 7-10 working days.
Important Information
AntikBar, the original vintage poster specialist, will be holding their next auction on Saturday 25 April, starting online at 3pm (UK time). This auction will feature over 400 lots with a wide variety of original vintage posters from around the world: travel, cinema, sport, advertising, war, propaganda.
Terms & Conditions
AntikBar Limited offers an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders that register on this bidding platform.
In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with AntikBar Limited :
1. authorise AntikBar Limited , if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and
2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to AntikBar Limited through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that AntikBar Limited are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.
Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price
All sales are final, items are as described. Please send us requests for more information if needed. We will provide you quotes for worldwide shipping, no returns, buyer is responsible for customs clearance and payment of customs fees. Ownership of goods passes to buyer once the items are picked up by a shipper or taken in by the Post Office, we do not assume responsibility for goods in transit. Payment is required within 7 days after auction. Payment in Pounds (GBP) is possible on collection in London and Moscow (by special arrangement). Auctioneer reserves the right to sell the lots for which the payment was not completed. Auctioneer reserves the right to sell the lots for which the payment was not completed.
Buyer Pays Shipping Cost and import duties. We offer worldwide shipping, payment on collection is possible.
