A large and early 'La 'Comète' guérit les Pneus' lithographic advertising poster for Michelin, French, 1906, one of only 150 examples printed by Paul Dupont, Paris, and with artwork after Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, depicting a coastal scene with a heavenly female nymph magically 're-animating' the punctured inner tube of an early French motorcar as the chauffeur and well-to-do passengers and their dog look on, with Mr Bibendum cycling off in the distance, 109 x 148cm, within a wooden frame and Perspex glazed, (paper discoloured, horizontal and vertical creases and fold marks, wrinkling, old tape marks to corners). Footnotes: See Bonhams 2 November 2012, sale number 20146 lot 75 and Bonhams 31 October 2025, sale number 30972, lot 122 for similar posters. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Estimate £300-£400
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May 18, 2026 7:00 AM EDTGuildford, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom
































