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Grande Brasserie des Saules, Bar-le-Duc, 1888

A cavalier with a pipe and a grey stoneware stein.

What

A poster for the Grande Brasserie des Saules of Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, and its depot L. Karcher & Co., dated 1888 on the record; the BnF sheet measures 85 by 63 cm.

Why

The brewery sold its beer through local depots, and the blank line at the foot was left for the depot keeper's name.

Notice

The drinker sits in an arched window in a feathered hat and a white ruff, and a coat of arms tops the arch.

“Lorraine beer, painted like an old master.”

Format

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Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Grande Brasserie des Saules, Bar-le-Duc. L. Karcher & C° dépot affiche, non identifié, affiche, 1888
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b6909556r

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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 2026-11-02. Published 1888, before the 1930 cutoff; maker unidentified; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-Layout}} {{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 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.