Apr 24 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2702 -

Sale 2702 - Lot 32

Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

GEORGE FAVRE (DATES UNKNOWN)

CYCLES DILECTA. Circa 1928.


44½x29½ inches, 113x75 cm. Affiches Gaillard, Paris.
Condition B+ / B: replaced top margin; repaired tears, small replaced losses and overpainting in margins, image and text; slight staining in margins and text.

Founded by Albert Chichery, the Cycles Dilecta company formed its own Tour de France team in the 1920s - each member of the team wore Dilecta's red, yellow and blue colors, as conveyed in this graphic design.

Crouse p. 129, Weill / Art Deco p. 189.