11 - GOLAZ UMBRELLAS - c.1950

GOLAZ UMBRELLAS - c.1950 Original domed enamel advertising sign. 49.3 x 32.7 cm. Enamel workshop: Émaillerie Alsacienne de Strasbourg (not mentioned). Produced in a run of 1,000 copies (source: “Histoire de plaques” by Pierre Meyer) A dynamic variation on the famous umbrella motif. A beautiful domed enamel sign with ideal dimensions, offering a particularly graphic design. Very good overall condition— Very vibrant colors and a beautiful sheen to the enamel. Minor chips on three corners. Note: a subtle original firing flaw above the text “toujours.” A “Véritas” brand Paul Henri Golaz (born in 1869 in Buttes, canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland), a merchant in Tamatave, Madagascar, around 1945. The Golaz company also represented Revel (Lyon) parasols and umbrellas in Madagascar.