Lot 107: Wills’s Woodbines Advertising Showcard after Maurice Decamps

A large scale advertising showcard for Wills’s Woodbines cigarettes. The showcard features a printed floral still life of anemones in a patterned vase against a green ground, after a work by Maurice Decamps. The upper right depicts two illustrated cigarette packs, for 10 and 20 cigarettes. Wording at the top left reads a Wills product in cursive script, with large yellow block lettering at the base reading WILLS’S WOODBINES. The lower left corner bears printed text reading W. D. & H. O. WILLS, BRANCH OF THE IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY (OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND), LIMITED. and the lower right is printed FROM THE WORK OF MAURICE DECAMPS. The printed surface is mounted to a rigid board with a wooden easel back and base support. Based on the provided scale, the showcard measures approximately 23.5 inches wide by 27 inches high.