{"product_id":"ancienne-boite-de-plumes-j-alexandre-xixe","title":"Old \"J. Alexandre\" pen box, 19th century","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"762\"\u003ePretty antique metal nib box from the company \u003cstrong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"126\"\u003eJ. Alexandre\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrated with a portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eAlexander von Humboldt\u003c\/strong\u003e, a German scholar and explorer particularly admired in the 19th century. The color-printed lid announces \"All kinds of Nibs\" and \"Double Cement for banking and offices,\" while the interior preserves a printed label reproducing an excerpt from a letter addressed to Baron von Humboldt and dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eBerlin, May 13, 1858\u003c\/strong\u003e. This very particular decoration, both advertising and commemorative, gives the set a singular character. A beautiful antique stationery box, representative of illustrated writing supplies from the mid-19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003e✦ Origin: France\u003cbr data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"788\"\u003e✦ Estimated period: 19th century\u003cbr data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"825\"\u003e✦ Dimensions: approx. 7 × 4.5 × 2 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"862\"\u003e✦ Material: Lithographed cardboard\u003cbr data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"896\"\u003e✦ Contents: Empty box\u003cbr data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"921\"\u003e✦ Condition: Good overall condition, minor wear and scuffs from use on the corners and edges, clearly legible print and interior preserved with its original label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1263\"\u003eBeautiful 19th-century stationery box with an evocative historical design, ideal for completing a collection of writing instruments, antique nibs, or office objects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brocante Jolbro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53986825470285,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/1049\/5053\/files\/20260526_150435.jpg?v=1779804999","url":"https:\/\/brocantejolbro.com\/en\/products\/ancienne-boite-de-plumes-j-alexandre-xixe","provider":"Brocante Jolbro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}