Sale 212 Lot 176

THREE SMALL-SCALE FRENCH LITHOGRAPHIC POSTERS, 19TH / 20TH century. Set of three French small-scale posters showcasing diverse commercial and cultural advertisements from the late 19th or early 20th century. The poster on the left, advertising "LES PALAIS INDIENS THES," features a highly stylized, exotic depiction of a turbaned Indian servant holding a tray with bottles, employing a warm palette of reds, oranges, and blues to promote tea with specific varieties and times ("Le Meilleur des Thés Indien"). The middle poster is a monochrome announcement for a cultural event, the "1?? Exposition de la Société des Peintres Lithographes," held at the "Galerie des Artistes Modernes," featuring a dense, lively black-and-white sketch of an artistic crowd typical of a bohemian Parisian setting. The poster on the right is a vividly colored advertisement, dominated by a bright red background, for the "GRAND BAZAR DES HALLES et des POSTES" selling "JOUETS ÉTRENNES" (Christmas/New Year's toys), depicting a charming scene of two children dressed in costume-one riding a white hobby horse and the other seated on the ground-with the store's addresses provided below. Note: Unframed. None of the posters are laid down. All are mated. - various mat openings; approx: 9 x 12 inches; mat: 14 x 18 inches.
Estimate $200-250