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Both sisters used period design, sort of an El-Greco-meets-ye-old-pub hybrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeast on these views - for the FRANCONIA: Smoking Room (with a real brick fireplace mimicking that of the Mermaid Tavern in Rye), Lounge, Writing Room, Dining Room, Foyer Candy and Tobacco Shop, Peacock Suite, Swimming Pool, and Sports Deck.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the CARINTHIA: Smoking Room fireplace, Swimming Pool, B Deck stateroom, Garden Lounge, Card Room, Adam Restaurant, Smoking Room, a tiled corner of the Smoking Room, Foyer Library, deluxe stateroom, basic stateroom, and Gymnasium.   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eA future slogan is hinted at in the closing line: \"The CARINTHIA and FRANCONIA 'plus ships' are constantly proving the fact that traveling via Cunard is half the pleasure of going abroad.\"  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-05-25T17:30:56-04:00","created_at":"2025-05-25T17:30:56-04:00","vendor":"FR","type":"- Brochures and Paper","tags":["- Brochures and Paper","Cunard"],"price":9500,"price_min":9500,"price_max":9500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":50830236778777,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"5890","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"FRANCONIA \u0026 CARINTHINA - 1926 deluxe interiors w\/ full COLOR photos","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":9500,"weight":170,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890.jpg?v=1748208367","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-1.jpg?v=1748208367","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-2.jpg?v=1748208367","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-3.jpg?v=1748208367","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-4.jpg?v=1748208367","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-5.jpg?v=1748208369"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890.jpg?v=1748208367","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":41142580805913,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"width":2620,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890.jpg?v=1748208367"},"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890.jpg?v=1748208367","width":2620},{"alt":null,"id":41142580838681,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"width":2620,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-1.jpg?v=1748208367"},"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-1.jpg?v=1748208367","width":2620},{"alt":null,"id":41142580871449,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.756,"height":907,"width":2500,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-2.jpg?v=1748208367"},"aspect_ratio":2.756,"height":907,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-2.jpg?v=1748208367","width":2500},{"alt":null,"id":41142580904217,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.738,"height":913,"width":2500,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-3.jpg?v=1748208367"},"aspect_ratio":2.738,"height":913,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-3.jpg?v=1748208367","width":2500},{"alt":null,"id":41142580936985,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.744,"height":911,"width":2500,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-4.jpg?v=1748208367"},"aspect_ratio":2.744,"height":911,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-4.jpg?v=1748208367","width":2500},{"alt":null,"id":41142580969753,"position":6,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"width":2620,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-5.jpg?v=1748208369"},"aspect_ratio":1.377,"height":1903,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/5890-5.jpg?v=1748208369","width":2620}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eCunard Line:  A deluxe interiors brochure from 1926 for sisters FRANCONIA and CARINTHIA.  The full-page interior photographers are in COLOR, a fact proudly noted by Cunard on the title page.  \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003eBut first the covers. They are Fred Hoertz paintings showing CARINTHIA anchored at Venice and FRANCONIA off a sleepy little Monaco. Where have great maritime artists such as Hoertz gone?  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eOther than a few pages of text, the twenty-eight page brochure features full-page, color interior photos. This new technology must have impressed prospective passengers as seeing these ships in color brings them alive. Both sisters used period design, sort of an El-Greco-meets-ye-old-pub hybrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeast on these views - for the FRANCONIA: Smoking Room (with a real brick fireplace mimicking that of the Mermaid Tavern in Rye), Lounge, Writing Room, Dining Room, Foyer Candy and Tobacco Shop, Peacock Suite, Swimming Pool, and Sports Deck.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the CARINTHIA: Smoking Room fireplace, Swimming Pool, B Deck stateroom, Garden Lounge, Card Room, Adam Restaurant, Smoking Room, a tiled corner of the Smoking Room, Foyer Library, deluxe stateroom, basic stateroom, and Gymnasium.   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eA future slogan is hinted at in the closing line: \"The CARINTHIA and FRANCONIA 'plus ships' are constantly proving the fact that traveling via Cunard is half the pleasure of going abroad.\"  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}