Aug 04, 2022 - Sale 2612

Sale 2612 - Lot 174

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

FRANCISCO TAMAGNO (1851-1933)

CACHOU LAJAUNIE. Circa 1900.


50 1/4x37 3/4 inches, 127 1/2x95 3/4 cm. B. Sirven, Toulouse.
Condition B+: replaced loss in upper left corner, slightly into image border; repaired tears at edges.

Cachou Lajaunie is a licorice pastille that is still on the market in France, available in the same little round box as Tamagno depicted here. It was primarily marketed towards smokers, to sweeten their breath; here the text recommendeds them for chauffeurs and cyclists.