May 09 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2668 -

Sale 2668 - Lot 147

Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

CHAMPIONNAT DE LUTTE. 1906.

63¼x44¾ inches, 160½x113¾ cm. Cercle des Arts Industriels, Bois-Colombe.
Condition B+: creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds; time-staining in margins; reds faded.

A promotion for the filming of the 1906 wrestling championships, featuring stars of the Greco-Roman style, Raoul Le Boucher, "The Butcher," and Simon Antoni(ts)ch. The logo in the bottom left is that of Pathé Cinématographes & Films, a production and distribution company that has been in business since 1896 (founded by four brothers Charles, Émile, Théophile and Jacques Pathé). Footage of the two athletes in this "performance" can still be found online.
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