Emaillerie Ancre - Bruxelles - DUBONNET aperitif - Enamel plate - Enamel

Enamelled plaque DUBONNET
Approximately 1930-1940
Ancre Enameling Workshop - Brussels
Good condition, some minor enamel chips, a scratch (see photos).
Colors still very vivid
Not restored
74 cm x 48 cm x 1.5 cm
Ear plaque (the one at the top right is damaged (see photo). However, the plaque is still easily attachable to the wall.

Sent with insurance

Dubonnet is a brand of flavored vermouth primarily made with quinquina, available in red and white varieties. It was created by the French chemist Joseph Dubonnet. In Paris, near the future location of the Opéra Garnier, Joseph Dubonnet developed his quinquina wine in 1846. To combat malaria, he devised this bitter-tasting medicine, which he masked with a decoction of herbs and spices with a strong flavor. Initially, the soldiers of the Foreign Legion used it in mosquito-infested marshes in North Africa.