Pair of Framed Vintage Helmar Turkish Cigarette Ads

Item Details

A vintage pair of framed offset lithograph advertisements promoting Helmar Turkish Cigarettes, circa 1920. The first piece depicts a man and a woman standing under an umbrella, their identities concealed by the rain shield, smoke pluming from underneath as the rain falls around them. The second piece depicts a man leaning over a garden wall allowing a woman to light his cigarette for him with a match. Both images feature a representation of a pack of the cigarettes with Egyptian illustrations adorning the cover. Both advertisements are set behind off-white mat, under glass in beveled wood frames.

Condition

- light discoloration across prints, consistent with age.

Dimensions

Item #

16CIN308-163