Fonte Meo c1910 Italian Advertising Poster, Francesco Nonni Sylvia Sidney One of our favourite film

One of our favourite film posters for one of James Bond's finest outings

We adore the wonderfully inventive gun/car design Stachurski

Built in the 16th century by King Francis I as a royal hunting lodge

The poster reflects a broader tradition in French film advertising

Fonte Meo c1910 Italian Advertising Poster, Francesco Nonni Sylvia Sidney One of our favourite filmThis original c1910 Fonte Meo advertising poster is Italian design at its most seductive. With its flowing red drapery, elegant female figure and rich, dreamlike palette, it has all the drama and decorative flair that make early 20th century Italian posters so irresistible. It does not just advertise a product it creates a whole mood. Produced for Fonte Meo natural mineral water of Anagni, near Rome, the poster turns the brand into something refined,