May 03, 2018 - Sale 2476

Sale 2476 - Lot 13

Price Realized: $ 2,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
DESIGNER UNKNOWN "UNICUM" / ZWACK BUDAPEST. 1907.
34 3/4x23 inches, 88 1/4x58 1/2 cm. Papier u. Blechdruck-Industrie, Vienna.
Condition B+: tape-repaired tears at edges; creases and abrasions at edges, in image and along horizontal fold; edges slightly trimmed; printed on thick paper.
The unseen crowds clamor and reach for a distinctive bottle of Hungary's unofficial national drink Unicum, as if trying to catch a ball. The herbal liqueur has been distilled since 1790 and went into mass production in 1840. From the Julius Paul Collection.