2 italian poster stamps 1899 Como Esposizione Elettricità Industria,Hohenst/0701
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2 italian poster stamps 1899 Como Esposizione Elettricità Industria,Hohenst/0701. “Onoranze svolta nel centenario della pila Como 1899 Esposizione Elettricità Industria Serica”. Event: Esposizione Elettricità Industria Serica. (“Celebration held for the centenary of the battery, Como 1899, Exhibition of Electricity and the Silk Industry”). Como 1899 Esposizione Elettricità Industria Serica – Adolf Hohenstein Exhibition Poster Stamp – Art Nouveau Allegory two vintage italian exhibition poster stamps for the 1899 Como centenary exhibition, designed by Adolf Hohenstein. The composition shows two idealized female allegorical figures framed within flowing Art Nouveau ornament: one seated figure handling silk cocoons or textile material, while the standing figure gestures toward industrial and artistic progress. The refined linear treatment, decorative floral borders, and muted bronze-brown palette are characteristic of late 19th-century Italian Liberty style graphics closely associated with early international poster art. “Onoranze svolta nel centenario della pila Como 1899 Esposizione Elettricità Industria Serica” (“Celebration held for the centenary of the battery, Como 1899, Exhibition of Electricity and the Silk Industry”) The stamp commemorated the 1899 Como exhibition honoring the centenary of Alessandro Volta’s electric battery while promoting the city’s important silk manufacturing industry. Event: Esposizione Elettricità Industria Serica Company / Brand: Como Exhibition promotion issue Location: Como, Italy Date: 1899 Language: Italian Topic / Motif: Electricity exhibition; silk industry; female allegory; industrial arts; Art Nouveau exhibition advertising Artist: Adolf Hohenstein Printer: Officine Grafiche Ricordi, Milano Style: Art Nouveau / Italian Liberty style; allegorical commercial graphics; Jugendstil exhibition design shipping & handling is worldwide free of charge Due to ongoing USPS/customs delays, delivery from Germany may currently take roundabout 4 weeks. All items are shipped promptly — thank you for your patience and understanding!
