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COGNAC PELLISSON. 1907.

46 1/2x30 3/4 inches. Vercasson, Paris.
Condition A-: creases and horizontal fold in image.
A red-haired boy, dressed in yellow with a green bowtie, is staggering under the weight of an enormous vat of cognac. "Here, Cappiello is in his element, stunning us with a visual shock: the sheer incongruity of a red-headed imp carrying a monstrous barrel is bound to catch us off-balance" (Wine Spectator 167). This is the smaller version. Wines & Spirits p. 57, Memoire de La Rue 112.

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