The 85th Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International (PAI) on Sunday, Nov. 14, features rarities from a century of poster design. The collection includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary lithographs and maquettes that are ideally suited to a variety of interests, tastes, and budgets. All 490 lots will be on view to the public through Saturday, Nov. 13. The auction will be held live in PAIs gallery at 26 W. 17th St. in New York City, as well as online at www.posterauctions.com, beginning promptly at 11 a.m. Eastern time. This auction is notable for its inclusion of beloved works as well as rarely seen images that have not been at auction in many years. Were delighted with the selections available from top artists such as Cappiello, Cassandre, Colin, Mauzan, Mucha, Schnackenberg, and Toulouse-Lautrec, said Jack Rennert, president of Poster Auctions International Inc. For collectors of transit posters, over 80 designs for bicycles, aviation, and automobiles are in the sale. Notable cycling images include the anonymous ca. 1895 Cycles Gladiator (est. $30,000-$40,000), H. Grays 1899 Cycles Sirius (est. $4,000-$5,000), and Ferdinand Lunels ca. 1894 Rouxel & Dubois (est. $4,000-$5,000). Aviation buffs will delight in M. de Linires 1908 Ligue Nationale Arienne (est. $4,000-$5,000), Ernest Montauts 1909 Premire Exposition Locomotion Arienne / Grand Palais (est. $8,000-$10,000), and a variety of images for contemporary airlines. For collectors of automobile posters, highlights include Roger Perots 1933 Grand Prix de Nice (est. $5,000-$6,000), Vics 1930 Shell Oil & Petrol / For Quick Starting (est. $3,000-$4,000), and Plinio Codognatos ultra-rare 1923 Gran Premio dEuropa / Fiat (est. $70,000-$90,000). Twenty-seven works will be available from Leonetto Cappiello, known as the father of modern advertising. His innovative approach employed unusual imagery to create brand recognition, and this ingenuity is palpable in images such as his 1907 Triple-Sec Fournier (est. $4,000-$5,000); the 1919 Naol, which has never been seen at auction before (est. $4,000-$5,000); the 1926 Automoto / Byrrh (est. $7,000-$9,000); and the 1933 Le Petit Dauphinois (est. $25,000-$30,000). Further Art Deco highlights include Paul Colins 1932 maquette, Ces Messieurs Dames (est. $10,000-$12,000); Gert Sellheims 1936 Australia / Surf Club (est. $7,000-$9,000); Roger Broders ca. 1930 Monte-Carlo (est. $10,000-$12,000); Marcelo Nizzolis 1926 Campari / laperitivo (est. $5,000-$6,000); and Adolph Treidlers 1927 New York Central / The Wonder City (est. $3,000-$4,000). Treidlers maquette for this poster will also be at auction (est. $2,000-$2,500). From the Art Nouveau era, dozens of impressive lithographs will be on offer. From Alphonse Mucha, the great purveyor of Belle poque beauty, 30 posters and decorative panels will be at auction. These include his 1896 La Dame aux Camelias (est. $17,000-$20,000), the 1902 Cycles Perfecta (est. $20,000-$25,000), the rare proof before letters of his 1896 Salon des Cent / XXme Exposition (est. $30,000-$40,000), the 1896 Seasons (est. $30,000-$40,000), and the 1898 Reverie, printed on silk (est. $20,000-$25,000). Further seminal Art Nouveau works will be offered, including the anonymous 1896 Sutro Baths (est. $8,000-$10,000), F. Hugo dAlesis 1894 maquette for Centenaire de la Lithographie / Galerie Rapp (est. $30,000-$40,000), a 1900 pastel painting by Jules Chret titled Danse avec Pierrot (est. $30,000-$40,000), and Maxfield Parrishs 1896 Poster Show / Pennsylvania Academy (est. $17,000-$20,000). For further information, call 212-787-4000 or email info@posterauctions.com.