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Lot 403: Hepolite Quality Products Petroliana Showcard

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Start price: £20

Estimated price: £40 - £80

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A cardstock petroliana showcard for Hepolite Quality Products featuring a pin-up illustration by the artist Dickens. The cream ground is printed with a central figure of a blonde woman in a sheer black lace-trimmed chemise, leaning on a white surface whilst using a red telephone. To her right is a brass twisted-stem candle holder with a lit orange candle. The upper section is signed Dickens in a stylized script below the table line. The central typography reads for attractive service . . . . Above the lower edge is a winged logo containing a piston and the text HEPOLITE Quality Products, with the product list PISTONS . GUDGEON PINS . RINGS . LINERS printed in blue. The reverse shows an unprinted light brown paper finish.
Approximately 9.5 inches by 14.75 inches.


Condition report:

There is significant water staining and tidemarks along the entire bottom edge and into the lower right corner (photo 1, 3, and 6). Several scattered scuffs, surface scratches, and areas of light soiling are visible across the main field (photo 2). The corners and edges show minor bumping and wear, with slight delamination to the bottom left corner (photo 1). The reverse shows overall heavy toning and scattered foxing (photo 5).