The picture shows all (4) Beautiful Old French Advertising Trade Cards With Children & Toys in this lot. These were made in Paris, France and all three are very detailed and colorful. All the children are very finely dressed. The gold background is actually a shiny gold but the scans don't show it. The first one picures three boys, two are playing a game of chess while one watches. This is a great image! At the bottom it reads in French: ECHEC ET MAT. The second one is equally as nice! It pictures children, a boy and a girl playing a wind musical instument on a hill side. A lamb sits between them The Third one pictures three children involved in a game of dominoes. At the bottom it reads in French: BLANC ET AS, JE PASSE. The fourth one pictures two girls in fancy dresses holding a bird nest with birds. At the bottom it reads in French: UNE BONNE TROUVAILLE. All four of these have the same food advertising on the back. They tell you to ask your grocer for the following Imported French Goods: HENRI MARCELLENI'S DRAGON BRAND Macaroni Spaguetti Vermecilli and Paste GEORGE CADEAU & Cie. French Peas Mushrooms Haricots verts Flagolets Macedoines Sardines Truffes Prunes and VICTOR PANET'S PURE OLIVE OIL The advertising trade cards are not dated but believed to be from the 1800's to the early 1900's. The cards each measure 3-7/8" x 2-1/2" and they are in near mint condition. |