£60
Advertising Poster Jules Cheret Theatrophone Masters. Original vintage advertising poster for the Theatrephone - a telephonic distribution system that allowed people to listen to opera and theatre performances over the telephone lines - Artwork by Jules Cheret (1836-1932) features a fashionable Parisian lady in a yellow dress listening to music in the Theatrephone public booth with a queue of people waiting behind her. The second sheet has a detailed review of the poster's artist, history and legacy. Posters taken from the set - Six Masters of the Poster of the Eighteen Nineties. Edition limited to 2000 numbered sets issued by the Sunday Times. Lithographed in Great Britain by the Westerham Press. Print 329/2000. Good condition, tears on edges, creasing, staining, pinholes, blind embossed stamp on bottom right corner, 2 sheets including description and image. Country of issue: UK, designer: Jules Cheret, size (cm): 75x48, year of printing: 1968.
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