closed on Friday, April 9, 2021
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,140.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,140.00
Starting bid: $1.00
| A great opportunity to own an affordable CGC authenticated and graded reprint of one the most important and famous concert posters ever created. The FD 26 is without question one of the “Holy Grails” in the entire Psychedelic Concert Poster genre. This issue is on everybody’s top 3 lists of “most desirable” posters. This world famous piece of art was designed by the legendary 1960’s concert poster artists Stanley Mouse and the late Alton Kelley. The story of Mouse and Kelley searching the stacks at the San Francisco library for an appropriate illustration for the poster is well documented. The duo discovered this illustration by 19th century artist Edward Joseph Sullivan for an edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. An Original First Printing of this poster sold almost two years ago for $118 750 in another public auction! This third printing (RP-3) poster offers you the same iconic world famous art at a much more affordable price level! In April of last year a similar example reached $1680 in our auction. Poster – Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom Catalog #FD-26 Grade – CGC 8.0 Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Oxford Circle Venue – Avalon Ballroom City – San Francisco California Date – 9/16-17/1966 Dimensions – 13 61/64” x 19 63/64” Printing – RP-3 Post-Concert Third Printing Artist – Stanley Mouse Alton Kelley Series/Promoter – Family Dog Paper – Uncoated Index Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern. *****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. ***** *A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.* |