Original pocket brass advertising pencil holder, marked "Lampe Visseaux". This type of small promotional item was frequently distributed by lighting equipment manufacturers, resellers, or installers during the Belle Époque and interwar period. Designed to accompany its owner daily, it allowed the company's name to be kept in sight for a long time. Its elegant grooved decoration and beautiful patina make it an interesting testament to early 20th-century French commercial advertising today.
✦ Provenance: France ✦ Estimated period: Early 20th century ✦ Dimensions: approx. 9.5 cm ✦ Material: Brass ✦ Condition: Good general condition, patina and traces of use consistent with age, legible marking, pencil present
A particularly decorative antique advertising object, sought after for collections dedicated to lighting, electricity, and old commercial advertisements.
