Feb 28, 2006 - Sale 2068

Sale 2068 - Lot 123

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
"THIS LITTLE MACHINE ... IS INDISPENSIBLE" FEROGIO, FRANCOIS FORTUNE ANTOINE. Ne Criez Pas [You won't Believe it]. Watercolor, 16x101/4 inches on a heavy piece of cardboard, mounted on a larger piece of paper with hand-painted borders; depicts a black man holding a sign advertising Dr. Raffistoliston, the inventor of a machine that repairs and "restores even the most tarnished reputations of young ladies." A caption beneath reads (in French): "Ladies please read the Prospectus for operating instructions." [France], circa 1860s-70s
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Francois Fortune Antoine Ferogio (1805-1888) was an Italian artist and illustrator of several children's books.