Jan 30, 2003 - Sale 1958

Sale 1958 - Lot 207

Price Realized: $ 1,035
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
COGNAC PELLISSON. 1907.
46 1/2x30 3/4 inches. Vercasson, Paris.
Condition A-: creases and horizontal fold in image.
A red-haired boy, dressed in yellow with a green bowtie, is staggering under the weight of an enormous vat of cognac. "Here, Cappiello is in his element, stunning us with a visual shock: the sheer incongruity of a red-headed imp carrying a monstrous barrel is bound to catch us off-balance" (Wine Spectator 167). This is the smaller version. Wines & Spirits p. 57, Memoire de La Rue 112.