autr - Lot 218

autr Batch of trompe-l'œil and advertising objects on the theme of tabacology. In barbotine, earthenware, porcelain and plastic. Composed of a ravier displaying an open matchbox and matches, a "Caporal ordinaire" French cigarette jar, a jar imitating a batch of "Manufactures de l'état Londres extra" cigars, two small ashtrays imitating wickerwork and each containing a half-consumed cigarette and an extinguished match, a "Gauloise" advertising pouch, a napkin ring with place setting for one person, two Egyptian cigarette advertising racks "le Khedive E.D Laurens Alexandrie le Caire", an advertising ashtray showing a cigar in trompe-l'œil, two flat dishes, one showing an invitation to a haute couture show in Paris and the other a front page of a Marseilles newspaper, and finally a dish imitating a purse. An opening cork case imitating a cigar, complete with stopper, is included. 20th century Damage and missing parts