Cigarettes Saphir c.1910 by Stephano | Vintage French Art Nouveau Cigarette Advertising Poster

Cigarettes Saphir – An Enchanting Art Nouveau Poster by Stephano

Enter a dreamlike world of color, fragrance, and flowing Art Nouveau design with Cigarettes Saphir, a striking circa 1910 tobacco advertising poster by the artist Stephano.

The composition features an elegant woman wearing a brilliant red turban decorated with a jeweled green ornament and a dramatic white feather. Holding a slender cigarette delicately between her fingers, she tilts her head back as curling ribbons of smoke drift gracefully across the scene.

Her pale, flowing garment dissolves into long, sweeping strands that merge with the cigarette smoke and the vapor rising from an ornate golden vessel beside her. These sinuous lines surround the figure like waves, creating a mesmerizing sense of movement, mystery, and theatrical fantasy.

The deep burgundy background, dark blue-green borders, brilliant red head covering, golden ornament, and luminous white smoke create an exceptionally rich color palette. Stephano’s elongated figure, decorative patterns, and continuous flowing lines reflect the international Art Nouveau fascination with beauty, exoticism, and dreamlike imagery.

Bold yellow-green CIGARETTES SAPHIR lettering anchors the composition below. With its sophisticated red, burgundy, blue, green, gold, cream, and white palette, this unusual vintage poster makes an exceptional statement piece for home bars, lounges, dressing rooms, studies, offices, libraries, eclectic interiors, and Art Nouveau-inspired spaces.

Why Collectors Love This Print

• Original artwork signed by the artist Stephano
• Authentic circa 1910 tobacco advertising
• Elegant woman wearing a jeweled red turban
• Graceful cigarette smoke fills the composition
• Ornate golden vessel adds mystery and decorative detail
• Flowing lines characteristic of Art Nouveau design
• Rich burgundy, blue, red, green, and gold palette
• Beautiful combination of fashion and commercial illustration
• Highly decorative early 20th-century imagery
• Ideal for lounges, dressing rooms, libraries, and eclectic interiors

Available Print & Display Options

Available in multiple sizes and premium display formats, including:

• Fine Art Prints
• Framed Fine Art Prints
• Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
• Black Floater Frame Canvas
• White Floater Frame Canvas
• Brown Floater Frame Canvas
• Natural Floater Frame Canvas
• Metal Prints

Each reproduction is made to order using high-resolution printing designed to preserve the brilliant red turban, jeweled ornament, curling white smoke, ornate golden vessel, flowing linework, and dreamlike character of the historic original.

Artwork Details

Title: Cigarettes Saphir

Artist: Stephano

Date: c.1910

Advertiser: Cigarettes Saphir

Product: Cigarettes

Genre: Vintage Tobacco Advertising Poster

Subject: Fashionable Woman, Cigarette Smoke & Decorative Vessel

Period: 1910s / Early 20th Century

Style: Art Nouveau Advertising Art

Primary Colors: Red, Burgundy, Blue, Green, Gold, Cream, White

Orientation: Vertical / Portrait

Disclaimer

This artwork is a Museum Grade Reproduction of a Historical advertising poster and is offered solely for its artistic, historical, decorative, and collectible value. It reflects the commercial imagery and cultural attitudes of the period in which it was created. Yesterday’s Posters is an independent seller of reproduction wall art and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original advertiser or any current rights holder.