£45 - £90
Advertising Poster Swtizerland Swiss Fair Delapraz. Original vintage advertising poster for the 36th National Fair Comptoir Suisse in Lausanne, Switzerland held 10 - 25 September 1955 with artwork by Delapraz. The Comptoir Suisse / Swiss Counter is a popular annual fair where individual traders, local producers and larger companies showcase cultural and culinary Swiss traditions. Following the Great Depression the fair became a way to strengthen the domestic market. The image shows Mercury - the Roman god of trade - drawn in red with a yellow cape, riding a pink horse with a blue saddle on a black background with white and yellow text across the bottom of the poster. Printed by Roth and Sauter S.A Lausanne. Good condition, repaired tears, creasing. Country of issue: Switzerland, designer: Delapraz, size (cm): 100x65, year of printing: 1955
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