French absinthe era bar saucer decorated with a light blue rim enclosed in burgundy hairlines and an attractive raised interior. We actually know the bar where this was used -- it was the Café de Paris in Saintes, a small city in the Charente-Maritime départment of France, which is about 75 miles north of Bordeaux. A scan of a postcard depicting this establishment will be sent to you on request...

Absinthe era saucer from a French bar with a burgundy rim. This is an actual saucer from the late 19th or very early 20th century that was used in a bar in the Charente Martime departement in the Southwest of the country. It measures 4 7/8 inches in diameter. There is some wear to the rim decoration from long years of use. The back is glazed. There are a couple of small chips on the inside of the foot but they are really not noticeable when it is on a table or other flat surface...

This is flyer or program from the original production of Marco Millions by The Theatre Guild Acting Company for the week beginning November 19, 1928. The play was by Eugene O'Neill, possibly America's greatest playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. This piece is in very good condition with one fold. It measures 9 by 3½ inches. If you want to see a scan of the other side, we can send it to you by email on request.

Set of three vintage coffee bags — one yellow, one red, and one white with gold lines — from the firm of Jean Barthés. 6 Avenue Gambetta, Albi. This town in southern France is famous as the birthplace of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the great artist of the Belle Epoque. We have quite a few of these and would give very good quantity prices...

Extremely handsome lithographed tin advertisement for Comandon cognac dating from about 1905. The colors are bright and vivid, and the design epitomized the marvelous and duly famous French advertising art of the period. It is in excellent condition with only minor, barely noticeable, defects. It is approximately 19½ inches tall by 14 inches wide (50cm by 36cm). From the Comandon Website: "In 1804 Napoleon became Emperor of France...

Great Shabby-Chic Decoration for Kitchen, Family Room, or Den...or for a Gourmet Shop.... Rare early 20th century embossed tin sign advertising the products of Claudot-Deschandeliers in Ruffec (a town in the Charente department between Poitiers and Angoulême). It was clearly designed to hang in the windows of grocery and gourmet shops. It is eye-catching and brightly colored with gilt borders...

Handsome and very graphic placard advertising Jules Bertier & Cie champagne. This is on heavy cardboard stock, retaining the original pink ribbon used to hang it in a bar of wine store. It is in excellent condition with just a couple of small, light stains on the bottom border which can be seen in the photograph. The design is by Max Sidaine which operated in Bordeaux from 1880 to 1923. It is in the great tradition of French Art Nouveau graphics...