{"title":"1920s Paris Advertisements","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1920s marked a golden age of French advertising design — a moment when commerce, modernity, and artistic innovation collided on the streets of Paris. These posters were created not simply to sell products, but to capture attention with elegance, movement, and unmistakable style. From the rise of Art Deco geometry to the lingering romance of Belle Époque illustration, French affiches of this era transformed everyday advertising into enduring works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together original 1920s French advertising posters that reflect the optimism and sophistication of interwar France. Designed for theatres, luxury goods, travel, aperitifs, fashion houses, and emerging modern industries, each piece offers a vivid glimpse into a rapidly changing world shaped by speed, glamour, and visual experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted using traditional lithographic techniques and intended for public display, these posters possess a richness and scale rarely matched in contemporary printmaking. Their bold typography, striking colour palettes, and masterful compositions continue to influence graphic design a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once historical document and decorative artwork, each poster carries the atmosphere of cafés, boulevards, cinemas, and grand magasins of 1920s France — preserving the spirit of an era where advertising became art in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"smoking-couple-ally","title":"Smoking Couple — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn iconic Art Deco poster for Zig-Zag rolling papers, capturing the glamour and modernity of smoking in the Roaring Twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. Published by Anciens Établissements Léopold Verger et Cie, Paris, c. 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdolphe Mouron Cassandre, was a leading exponent of French commercial graphic design during the \u003cem\u003eAnnées folles\u003c\/em\u003e. His bold geometric compositions and saturated palettes typified the Art Deco aesthetic that swept Parisian advertising in the mid-1920s, when cigarettes and rolling papers became symbols of urban sophistication and modern womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 38.2 × 27.5 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286519070,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_003_thumb_b9de3fcf-d448-4ca8-ae72-8ee0d25f1450.jpg?v=1779113573"},{"product_id":"colmont-binoculars-camis","title":"Colmont Binoculars — Camis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid French advertising poster for Colmont binoculars, framing a maritime scene through the magnified lens of the instrument itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eJumelles COLMONT Paris\u003c\/em\u003e. French School; printed by Imp. Camis, 59 Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, c. 1910. Registered model N° 3863, exclusivity Camy, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Camis press was one of the most prolific Parisian chromolithographers of the early twentieth century, producing advertising sheets for a wide range of consumer products. This poster reflects the \u003cem\u003eBelle Époque\u003c\/em\u003e taste for optical novelty, combining a technical product with the romance of distant ships and ports — a visual shorthand for adventure and modern leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 20.1 × 29.2 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286584606,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_004_thumb_e8d4b640-4945-4cd4-9b36-6128e8f2d54c.jpg?v=1779113578"},{"product_id":"laundry-crystals-advertisement-aly","title":"Dior Laundry Crystals — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking Art Deco advertising poster for Dior laundry crystals, blending domestic utility with the elegance of interwar Parisian graphic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. Printed by Anciens Établissements Léopold Verger \u0026amp; Cie and Louis Muller et Fils for S.A. des Usines Dior. Paris, 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster predates Christian Dior's couture house by more than two decades and refers to an unrelated French manufacturer of household goods. It captures the optimistic, design-forward spirit of the Art Deco era, when even soap and laundry products were promoted with sophisticated imagery and bold typography. Verger and Muller were among the leading Parisian advertising lithographers of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph on gros-grain paper. Sheet size 33.8 × 26.5 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286650142,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_005_thumb_226e9a74-7969-4ab3-934c-7e080e6319db.jpg?v=1779113583"},{"product_id":"dog-tangled-in-thread-cly","title":"Dog Tangled in Thread — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delightful Art Deco poster by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, featuring a playful dog entangled in vibrant yellow thread for a French cotton brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eFils et Cotons J.A.\u003c\/em\u003e. Designed by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. Published by Anciens Établissements Léopold Verger et Cie, Paris, 1923. For Fils et Cotons J.A., Bapaume-lès-Rouen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdolphe Mouron Cassandre produced multiple variants and formats of this design for the J.A. textile brand, of which this is one of the rarer larger compositions. His use of bold colour and energetic animal motifs typifies the playful commercial style that flourished in French advertising under the Verger press during the 1920s, when humour and warmth were prized assets in promoting domestic goods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 35.5 × 24.4 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286748446,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_007_thumb_832a1a54-67e3-4b3f-9728-d7e2e642f009.jpg?v=1779113591"},{"product_id":"quina-laroche-tonic-cily","title":"Quina Laroche Tonic — Cily","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking Art Deco poster for Quina Laroche, a celebrated French quinine-based tonic, evoking vitality and well-being through bold graphic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Cily. Published in Paris, c. 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuina Laroche was one of the most heavily advertised proprietary tonics in interwar France, marketed as a restorative for fatigue and convalescence. Cily's poster exemplifies the era's graphic dynamism, employing simplified forms and high-contrast colour to convey strength and health. Such pharmaceutical advertising played a significant role in shaping early twentieth-century French visual culture, blending medical claims with aspirational imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 42.8 × 29.8 cm. Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286813982,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_008_thumb_84bd133e-882d-4f4c-a47e-744c9a0db0f0.jpg?v=1779113596"},{"product_id":"savon-donge-poster-aly","title":"Savon Dongè — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elegant Art Deco advertising poster featuring a stylised rose with a smiling woman's face emerging from its petals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eSavon Dongè\u003c\/em\u003e. Designed by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. Published in Paris, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fusion of feminine portraiture with floral motif was a recurring trope in late Art Deco perfume and soap advertising, drawing on traditions of allegorical personification that linked beauty products to natural ideals. Aly was a leading commercial artist of the period, working extensively with the Verger and Muller presses, and his elegant geometric stylisation typifies the mature Art Deco poster aesthetic of 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 34.0 × 24.7 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286846750,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_009_thumb_fdde05bc-c32c-4243-81af-6741d5dabaff.jpg?v=1779113601"},{"product_id":"modern-office-furniture-star","title":"Modern Office Furniture — Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn evocative Art Deco advertisement for modern office furniture, framing a stylish interior through a striking red star motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eMeubles Modernes de Bureau\u003c\/em\u003e. French School; printed by Camis, Paris, 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis earlier variant of the Star furniture campaign predates the firm's larger 1929 poster and represents an early adoption of Art Deco visual language by French commercial printers. The Camis press, based at 59 Boulevard de Strasbourg, was a leading Parisian chromolithographer producing sheets that chronicled the rapid modernisation of French commercial interiors during the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 34.0 × 26.4 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861286977822,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_011_thumb_2ba3c1ec-8524-42da-9bd5-9622e2e99a7e.jpg?v=1779113610"},{"product_id":"luxor-polishing-paste-aly","title":"Luxor Polishing Paste — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking French advertising poster featuring a knight in shining armour, an allegory for the brilliant gleam of Luxor metal polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eLuxor Pâte Minérale Savonneuse\u003c\/em\u003e. Designed by Aly. Printed by Anciens Établissements Léopold Verger \u0026amp; Cie, Paris, c. 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerger commissioned several variants of the Luxor knight motif from different artists during the 1920s, each playing on the chivalric association of polished steel. Adolphe Mouron Cassandre's interpretation, with its sharply patterned heraldry and confident lettering, exemplifies the dynamic illustrative style of interwar French advertising. Allegorical figures such as this lent everyday household products the visual prestige of myth and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 30.9 × 23.5 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861287010590,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_012_thumb_b1818f15-35e8-4e80-b109-e82a00d75400.jpg?v=1779113614"},{"product_id":"rossignol-aperitif-aly","title":"Rossignol Apéritif — by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant Art Deco poster for Rossignol Apéritif, evoking the leisured spirit of 1920s France through joyful figural and floral imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by\u003cspan\u003e Adolphe Mouron Cassandre\u003c\/span\u003e. Published by Anciens Établissements Léopold Verger \u0026amp; Cie and printed by Louis Muller et Fils, Paris, c. 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sheet is a companion variant to Aly's 1924 Rossignol design, part of the brand's sustained advertising campaign through the mid-1920s. Printed on the distinctive Rubens-Haarlem cover paper favoured by the Muller press, it captures the post-war optimism and graphic ambition of the \u003cem\u003eAnnées folles\u003c\/em\u003e, when French apéritif brands routinely commissioned ambitious commercial art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph on Rubens-Haarlem cover paper. Sheet size 30.6 × 24.0 cm. Good condition with minor edge wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861287043358,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_013_thumb_d65ca13c-8b5a-4be4-920c-9df8390a98d6.jpg?v=1779113619"},{"product_id":"antonin-rodet-grape-picker-elvinger","title":"Antonin Rodet Burgundy Wines — Elvinger","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid French advertising poster celebrating the harvest traditions of Burgundy, featuring a grape picker at work in the vineyards of Mercurey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eGrands Vins de Bourgogne, Antonin Rodet, Mercurey\u003c\/em\u003e. Published by Elvinger, Paris, c. 1940. With a printed note apologising for limited deliveries of fully matured stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonin Rodet, founded in Mercurey in 1875, became one of the most prominent négociants of the Côte Chalonnaise. This sheet captures the romantic visual codes that French wine houses deployed to associate their bottles with tradition, terroir and rural authenticity. The wartime delivery notice adds a poignant historical layer, reflecting the disruption French viticulture faced during the early 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 39.4 × 29.3 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861287076126,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_014_thumb_1e4c5378-a4b3-4008-9c7a-4a959f8535f8.jpg?v=1779113623"},{"product_id":"spring-novelties-exhibition-dylen","title":"Spring Novelties Exhibition — d'Ylen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant Art Deco design by Jean d'Ylen, drafted as preparatory artwork for a French department-store spring campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eExposition Générale des Nouveautés du Printemps\u003c\/em\u003e. Designed by Jean d'Ylen (signed 'cuy'). France, c. 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean d'Ylen (1886–1938) was among the foremost French poster artists of the interwar period, celebrated for his successor role at the Vercasson firm following Leonetto Cappiello. His preparatory designs in ink and watercolour are highly sought after as one-off artworks that reveal the working process behind the finished printed poster. This sheet exemplifies his confident, decorative draughtsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePen and ink with watercolour on paper. Sheet size 32.7 × 49.3 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861287108894,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_015_thumb_a6249562-0b51-4455-9636-c4bcb11829c7.jpg?v=1779113627"},{"product_id":"larmin-conserves-french-school","title":"Larmin Conserves Bordeaux — French School","description":"\u003cp\u003eA richly illustrated French advertising poster for Larmin canned goods, depicting a chef presenting the Bordeaux firm's preserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eLes Conserves Larmin, Bordeaux\u003c\/em\u003e. French School; printed by Imp. Camis, 59 Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, c. 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-1920s, industrial canning had transformed French foodways, and Bordeaux firms such as Larmin were major suppliers of tinned vegetables, fish and pâtés. The Camis press's detailed illustrative chromolithography lent these everyday products the visual refinement of higher decorative art, reflecting the era's growing market for branded, conveniently packaged household goods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChromolithograph. Sheet size 48.0 × 35.9 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861287141662,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/30s_French_Ads_-_016_thumb_1f62cfe2-a001-4753-99bd-547f430aa060.jpg?v=1779113632"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/collections\/30s_French_Ads_-_016.jpg?v=1779164537","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/collections\/1920s-paris-advertisement-posters.oembed","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}