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Lot 193: Guinness Advertising Poster Set

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Start price: £20

Estimated price: £40 - £70

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A set of six advertising posters for Guinness stout, printed on white paper with green borders and red block lettering. The set features iconic illustrations by John Gilroy, including a pilot in a Spitfire reaching for a glass, an ostrich that has swallowed a glass, toucans in flight, soldiers in a trench, a lumberjack felling a tree, and a worker carrying a steel girder. The slogans My Goodness My Guinness, Lovely day for a Guinness, and Guinness for Strength are featured throughout the collection. Several prints bear the printed signature Gilroy within the illustration field.
Measurements: 11 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches.


Condition report:

The prints are in excellent condition with no visible signs of fading, foxing, creases, or tears. The edges and corners remain sharp. The items are unframed.