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Fine d'Algérie, Maison Debeauchamp, 1898

A colonial brandy that promised to match the best cognac.

What

An anonymous 1898 poster for Fine d'Algérie of the Maison Debeauchamp, Leroy & Lebout successors, Le Havre, printed by Affiches Camis.

Why

The copy says comparable à la meilleure fine champagne, a brandy from Algeria sold against Cognac by name.

Notice

The gentleman sprawls in a cane chair with his glass, and the bottom corner offers 3 qualités, graded in stars.

“Algeria's brandy, argued against Cognac on a Paris wall.”

Format

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

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Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Printer: Affiches Camis, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Fine d'Algérie, Maison Debeauchamp, Leroy & Lebout, Le Havre, affiche, 1898
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b52520124z

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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 1898, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Unknown authorUnknown author; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}}. 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.