Old wine merchant advertising card – Circa 1860

Elegant lithographed advertising card for J. Hellborn, wine merchant in Dettelbach-am-Main. The establishment's name stands out on a textured silver background, framed by vine stocks, bunches of grapes, and vine leaves; at the bottom it bears the inscription "J. A. Hofmann in Würzburg". A beautiful piece of commercial ephemera related to 19th-century Franconian vineyards.

✦ Estimated period: circa 1858-1865
✦ Provenance: Germany, Dettelbach near Würzburg – J. A. Hofmann print
✦ Dimensions: approx. 10.5 x 7 cm
✦ Material: lithography on paper
✦ Condition: Slight soiling and small old stains; paper slightly patinated, good overall appearance

This old wine merchant advertising card is a beautiful piece of 19th-century German ephemera for collectors of lithographs, viticulture, and old advertising.