LE MERLE BLANC - Lot 140

Lot n° 140
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LE MERLE BLANC - Lot 140
LE MERLE BLANC Signed BEUVILLE Silvered and gilded polychrome bronze automobile mascot Mounted on a radiator cap - circa 1920 Height: 16cm Notes : Le Merle blanc is a weekly newspaper created by Eugène MERLO dit Merle, who imitated the satirical formula of Le Canard enchaîné. The first issue, published on May 10, 1919, had a circulation of 35,000, roughly the same as the Canard enchaîné. Circulation rose to 500,000 in April 1921 and 812,000 in April 1922. The year 1927, on the other hand, was when Le Merle blanc came to an end. Bibliography : M. LEGRAND, Mascottes Automobiles, Editions E/P/A, 1993, an identical copy reproduced on p. 250 under number 936.
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