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Bourdou Grand Quinquina, Cappiello, 1926

A green elephant balances the bottle on its back.

What

Cappiello's 1926 poster for Bourdou grand quinquina apéritif, printed by Devambez on a sheet 160 by 120 cm.

Why

The copy sells it contre les fièvres, against fevers, the old quinine promise.

Notice

The elephant's trunk curls up toward the bottle, whose label carries the same elephant.

“A medicine claim on a circus act.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: Leonetto Cappiello
Printer: Devambez, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Bourdou grand quinquina apéritif contre les fièvres, affiche, 1926
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b52510715z

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Scan: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Published 1926, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Leonetto Cappiello; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}} {{Works of authors who died more than 70 years ago}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells seven Gallica scans). Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was gone from the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.