Vintage Peerless Tobacco Store Display 1800s? Seeking Info

Hi,
Acquired the piece attached as-is in a local auction and hoping to find more info. I believe it may be an early (late 1800s?) store display poster for Peerless Tobacco. It's in an older frame but the part visible is approximately 11" by 15" (much larger than it appears in the photo)

I really like the graphics on this piece. Does any have any information regarding age, authenticity, rarity or whether this is full size or cut from a larger poster?

 

Hum. The company operated under that name from 1867 to 1890. And the Bordeaux label dates to 1865 on. It's very oddly cropped. I suggest you take it out of the frame and see what you have.

Debora

 

i don't see advertisement here....
just a mutt licking a chankboard....
plus..the mat is still bright white on the cut line....so either it was rematted since the 1990's...or that frame is not as old as u may think..

 

I don't think the frame is terribly old. Of course, a photograph of the back would help. As always.

Debora

 

Thank you to everyone who as replied so far. I believe the frame is older but not old - likely framed in the 1980s or 1990s. I believe actual poster / display piece to be much older than the frame. The back is sealed and the piece cannot be easily removed without cutting the back paper and disassembling the frame.

@komokwa - The advertising is in the globes above the dog "Chew Peerless Fine Cut"

 

Think you may be right about age of frame. As to opening it up, the kraft paper on back can be easily replaced. There are no comparables of your item floating around the internet; you'll only know what you have when you take it out of the frame. For instance, it may well have been cut down to fit.

Debora

 

well yes...the name is there......but this is advertising...........



your print is of a dawg licking , and messing up a fine grocery list on a chalk board

it's cute...but I think , not advertising..

 

it may be an early (late 1800s?) store display poster for Peerless Tobacco.

Not IMO...

 

Agree that it doesn't look like an ad but it could well be a merchandising piece.

Debora

 

I don't think it's any sort of print ad as it appears to be printed on a thicker cardstock type paper (the crack near the upper right looks to run deep). My thought was store display piece but not certain (hence this post).

The frame appears to have cardboard solidly glued down on the back under the kraft paper so it may be difficult to remove. I'll look at it more closely tomorrow. I'm ok with trying to remove but don't want to damage the frame in a noticeable way - if it does turn out to not be an authentic 1800s display piece, it still has some decorative value as-is with the frame. I'll take a closer look at what I can do and will post photos if I'm able to remove from the frame

 

If it's an antique piece that's been heavily cropped, value will be decorative anyway.

Debora

 

@Debora That's true - just need to find a way to open the frame without causing unnecessary damage.

 

The image looks a bit subdued and doesn't have graphics that "pop" and catch the eye like you would usually see on an older advertising piece.

I am also leaning towards newer, although there is still a chance this could be antique underneath the modern framing and matting.

 

I think it looks fine for a Victorian piece. And dogs were popular subjects in tobacco advertising.

Debora