I have a Bombled Clement Cycles & Automobiles that I bought on a German flea market in Heidelberg Germany..

Louis Charles Bombled (1862-1927) was a famous French poster artist and book illustrator.  Mustachioed French officers check their topographic maps in their Clement command car, as a squad of three motorcycle riding couriers approaches. At first glance these don't appear to be motorcycles, but they are very early models, with small single-piston assist motors attached as a helper drive to save on peddling. The beautiful heavy blacks of the figures' and vehicles' outlining is pure Art Nouveau, and the poster is made all the more effective through the artist's tastefully muted color selections. The artillery battery in the background is just a filler device, an excuse for the vehicles to be together at all.   I have this but it is on a metal tray. There is a crest of clement in the bottom left and bombled signed in the middle. Any thoughts? 


Contact : Sean Crady - <sean.crady@eur.army.mil>
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