Vintage Posters
Sat, Jan 29, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 748
Cirque Medrano / Cairoli ? Porto & Co. Paris: Imp. L?Affich...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Cirque Medrano / Cairoli ? Porto & Co. Paris: Imp. L?Affiche d?Art, ca. 1930s. Color lithograph. Signed in plate by the designer, Raoul Ortez. Matted and framed with Plexiglas glazing, sight 59 ? x 43 ??. Slight restored losses and restoration along folds. A-/B+. RARE. A large and attractive poster featuring the famous clown Charlie Cairoli as a young performer with his father, Jean-Marie Cairoli, on the violin, and Porto. After World War II, the younger Cairoli performed for decades with Blackpool?s Tower Circus as its main star.
