Author: Manset, Régis (1900-1978) Title: Une Bonne Surprise. . an Elegant Couple , the Woman Holding a Dog and the Man with a Present. Design for the Cosmetics Brand "Soir de Paris. " Original Drawings
Description: Paris: Circa 1928. Original ink and pencil drawings for the publicity of Soir de Paris, the perfume-cosmetics line of the Bourjois company. 20 x 15.5 cm. and 15.5 x 14 cm on card stock. Initialed and titled by the artist.. History of Bourjois: In 1860, M. Ponsin, an actor, established a shop at 28 place Vendome, Paris, which sold perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics. In 1860, M. Ponsin, an actor, established a shop at 28 place Vendome, Paris, which sold perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics. In 1869, the shop was purchased by Alexandre Napoleon Bourjois and the company was renamed Bourjois. Around 1880, Emile Orosdi became a co-proprietor and in 1898, the business was acquired by Ernest Wertheimer, who had already established a reputation of producing perfumes, theatrical makeup, and a best selling rice face powder called Java. Bourjois invented the first dry rouge in 1890, and marketed the first powder compact.. The most successful line was Soir de Paris or Evening In Paris which debuted in 1928. You might find a perfume bottle by Gilot, named Soir de Paris, this is not a typo, this perfume-cosmetics line was trademarked in 1925, prior to Bourjois.. Expertise by Elvire Poulain-Marquis & Pierre Poulain : 06 07 79 98 61 5 rue de Saintonge 75003 Paris. .
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Price: US$ 175.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
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