This glorious work was created for Boucheron by the illustrator Dessirier. Its use of dark colours to portray a night scene makes this an attractive poster to display in a lounge. It creates an ambience of wonder and relaxation, showing a woman in a large winter coat approaching a horse-drawn carriage. Boucheron was a French jewellery house founded in 1858. It had a proud history, boasting royalty among its many wealthy customers-including the Queen Mother, the Czar Alexander III and the Maharaja of Patiala. Frame material: anodised aluminium Color: black Glass: "float" At VAA we deploy modern technology to preserve these antique illustrations. The uniquely hard-wearing frames we use are designed in Switzerland; their durability results from the process of anodising. Anodising is a surface treatment which protects and decorates aluminium using an anodic oxidation process. As a result of this, these frames are especially resistant to corrosion and heat, protecting this vintage art from wear and tear. We frame each illustration ourselves in our workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland. The float glass we use is crystal clear with a very flat surface and carefully polished edges. The frames are 32.7 × 42.7cm (12.87″ x 16.81″). The result? We present you with a period illustration- a genuine antique- enclosed by a frame of the highest quality. In this way, we like to think we're bringing modern technology and antique artistry together.

• Illustrator: Dessirier
• This original print was published in a periodical from 1955. We do not sell reproductions.
• Your art comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Illustrator: Dessirier