In this issue: In this newsletter we celebrate the 2026 Winter Olympics — jointly being held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, starting February 6th — including a historical look at winter sports and nature worldwide.
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"SPANNING THE GLOBE TO BRING YOU THE CONSTANT VARIETY OF SPORT..."
Spin this Rand McNally 18-inch terrestrial floor globe in your den while watching the Olympics to find the entire span of competing countries. It is raised on a mahogany Duncan Phyfe style floor stand, having a turned central baluster, on three downswept reeded legs, ending in capped brass rounded feet. Petrograd is shown, indicating cartography dating between 1914 and 1924. Regularly $8,250, sale price $6,900. More information.
IMAGE OF ITALY
Imago Italiae—Image of Italy—is the title of our rare set of stunningly beautiful maps comprising Italy and 18 additional maps of Italian regions. Among the colorful maps are the Veneto, including Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Alps in the far north, and Lombardy, the home of the capital city Milan, shown above. (Our masthead graphic also is composed of details from this map set.) The maps were designed by Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline, a Ukrainian artist and executed in bold colors with some highlighted in printed metallic gold and silver. Geography and place names on the maps are simple, with the emphasis on oversized illustrations of local landmarks, products, and activities, including skiing. As such they constitute a triumph of Art Deco cartographic pictorial design in celebrating Italy’s culture and heritage. Regularly $9,500, sale price $8,550 (19 maps at $450 each, but sold as a set). More information.
WOMEN OF WINTER SPORTS
HITTING THE SLOPES
An ebullient skier carries her skies in the bright sun in an original painting from the 1930s. The vividness of the skier’s hooded blue coat, rose colored mittens, flushed cheeks, red lipstick, and bright eyes hold the primary focus. In the background, pale blue, white, and green brush strokes contextualize her at the ski slopes. With skis resting on her shoulders, her golden hair tucked into her hood, and bright smile, she embodies the vigor and joy of skiing. Regularly $900, sale price $800. More information.
ICE DANCING
This original costume design art from Les Patineurs (French for "The Skaters") shows a dancer in a beautiful blue and white skating outfit. Choreographed by Fredrick Ashton in 1937, the one-act ballet takes place at a Victorian skating party on a frozen pond in the woods, and features solos and ensemble dances — most famously the Blue Boy role. The artist, William Chapell, was a British dancer, designer, and director who helped define the visual style of early British ballet.Regularly $800, sale price $675. More information.
WIDE WORLD OF WINTER CARNIVALS
ICE PALACE — ALL THAT GLITTERS
Composite moonlit views of the Montreal Winter Carnival. The main scene centers on a huge ice palace with a procession of men with torches, visitors, and horse-drawn sleighs. Inset views show tobogganers on a steep hill and ice skaters in festive costume celebrating winter. The ice palace is lit within by an orange light. The print is highlighted with glitter, giving a snow blown effect. Regularly $1,700, sale price $1,500. More information.
JUST A STONE'S THROW AWAY
What do you think was the first athletic organization of any kind in North America? Fun fact: it was the Royal Montreal Curling Club. This print was published in 1957 in honor of the club's 150th anniversary and shows a brigade of redcoat soldiers stationed to the left of a curling match on a frozen pond, with onlookers in the background. Regularly $550, sale price $425. More information.
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
A male skier bursts through a trompe-l’oeil snowflake shape, below a waving white pennant for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival, February 1939. A companion poster features a smiling man and woman side by side, the woman holding a pair of ski poles. These are among a series of posters that were published annually starting in the mid 1930s. Their eye-catching graphic style have made them desirable to collectors. Each regularly $2,700, sale price $2,300. More information: Male Skier | Couple
ALPINE COMBINED
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
Straddling Italy and Switzerland is the nearly symmetric pyramidal Matterhorn (Monte Cervino). This dramatic print shows first successful ascent of the Matterhorn on July 14, 1865, a landmark event in the history of mountaineering. The challenging peak was conquered by a team of three Alpine guides and four British adventurers. The composition is based on a painting by the renowned French artist Gustave Doré. Regularly $3,750, sale price $3,250. More information.
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE
The Boreal Chickadee, shown perched on snow covered alpine tree branches, is among over 250 various original bird watercolors executed with sensitivity and attention to scientific detail by the Iowa bird artist Earnest W. Steffen. Regularly $575, sale price $500. Please inquire as to other birds in this set. More information.