84. Heliogravure depicting King Carol I, editor Felix Potin, decorated frame with enamel, Paris, approx. 1900

Felix Potin was a French businessman who invented the great department store, that is, a grandiose type of store where shoppers could find whatever they wanted. To advertise these stores, he edited a series with the sovereigns of the world in the form of heliograves, such as the present piece depicting King Carol I. The piece is framed in a beautiful vintage miniature frame made of metal and enamel.

Dimensions

custom 12 x 9 cm

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