1950s Original Oversized Italian Liquor Poster, Carpano - Testa (Oversize) Canada The store was founded as

The store was founded as a small shop in Paris during 1838 and was a fixed-price department store from about 1850

for $1250 CDN

linear quality

About The Poster:  One of a series of posters put out by the French National Lottery in 1939 – during this period in French history the lottery was used to fund government war and social efforts

This particular piece was designed by James Pryde for the February 1899 cover of "the poster"

1950s Original Oversized Italian Liquor Poster, Carpano - Testa (Oversize) Canada The store was founded asDate: 1950s Size: 50 x 76 inches Artist: Testa, Armando About The Poster: Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented Vermouth and consequently the apritif. In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented Vermouth in Turin, made from white wine added to an infusion of herbs and spices, in more than 30 varieties. It was sweetened with spirit, which he believed would be a more suitable