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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932) QUINQUINA DUBONNET. 1896. 48 1/4x33 3/4 inches, 122 1/2x85 3/4 cm. Chaix, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears, restored losses, creases and overpainting in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds, some affecting image; archival tape at edges. Dubonnet was originally a wine and spirit wholesale company that began marketing their own brand of quinine wine in 1880. Amongst the posters Chéret designed for the company, two depicted a woman drinking with a cat at her side. The cat was Dubonnet's emblem, and is still seen on the company's labels today. Cheret 1145, Broido 880.
