E & A Mele Napoli by Leonetto Cappiello
ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST IMPORTANT POSTERS BY LEONETTO CAPPIELLO DONE IN 1907 FOR E&A MELE DEPARTMENT STORE. THE LADY IS ACTUALLY LEAVING IN HER HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE !! WITH CHAUFFEUR AND FOOTMAN CARRYING ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS BOUGHT AT MELE WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT STORES IN NAPLES ITALY. LATER TO BECOME THE FAMOUS RINASCENTE. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THIS IMAGE IS KNOWN TO EXIST, EITHER IN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OR THE MUSEUM AT TREVISO ITALY. MEASURES 59X81 INCHES ON LINEN EXCELLENT. RARISSIMO !!! Poster is in excellent condition on linen