Corset le Furet poster – Leonetto Cappiello poster – 1901

Poster: Corset le Furet poster – Leonetto Cappiello poster – 1901

Corset Le Furet or Ferret Corsets were a prominent French brand of women’s corsets at the turn of the century. The company were keen to embrace the poster as a  serious form of advertising their products. Over the years they employed the services of some high profile artists, such as Manuel Robbe, Gaston Noury, Roger Perot and in the case of this poster Leonetto Cappiello, to design posters for the company.

Corsets Le Furet is an elegant 1933 French advertisement for the Corsets Le Furet company by Roger Perot (1907-1976). The poster beautifully captures the Art Deco style of the time. The artwork presents the viewer with a stunning modern pin-up amidst the background of stylized ferrets. The French reads “Corsets Le Furet , the dream of women.”

Cappiello’s vintage French advertising poster explains that Corset Le Furet encouragingly  ‘Maintains but does not compress’. Some copies of this poster also feature  additional text that suggests the corsets are hygienic, elegant and supple – offering “the suppleness of the Orient with the charm of France. This vintage Leonardo Cappiello poster was created at the turn of the century during the art deco and la belle epoque era.  Original copies of this poster sell for in excess of £5,000.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and frame for a great price.