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LOT 156:
Framed Jules Cheret Antique Poster, Saxoleine Petrole
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Sold for: $450
Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,500
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sales tax: 8.875%
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Framed Jules Cheret Antique Poster, Saxoleine Petrole
Beautiful and rare antique French poster of Saxoleine by Jules Cheret framed in an elegant gold finish. Jules Cheret produced numerous variations on this poster advertising Saxoleine paraffin oil. Prior to the introduction of electricity, paraffin oil provided the main source of lamp fuel to light nineteenth-century homes and streets. Paraffin was a mineral-based oil, a vast improvement on the animal-based oils that had previously been used, which emitted smoke and a strong smell on burning. This accounts for the Saxoleine poster's tagline: Petrole de Surete, meaning that it was a stable fuel that could be relied upon. To reinforce this, Cheret's design shows a young, attractive woman holding a lamp aloft, its brilliant light illuminating her dress. #julescheret #saxoleine #antiqueposter
Artist: Jules Cheret
