An elegant round lithographed tin box, decorated in the Belle Époque style with a checkered background adorned with garlands of roses, blue bows, and a central medallion portrait of a woman, in a neo-Louis XVI style very characteristic of the late 19th century. The refined and feminine decoration is associated with the A. Rouzaud chocolate factory in Royat, a fashionable spa town near Clermont-Ferrand. The printed interior background mentions the numerous branches in France and abroad, confirming widespread distribution before the First World War. A fine example of luxury packaging intended for a bourgeois and spa-going clientele.
✦ Origin: France, Royat (Puy-de-Dome) ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900-1910 ✦ Dimensions: Diameter approx. 13.5 cm; height approx. 5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Signs of wear, rubbing along the edges, lithograph clearly legible
Belle Epoque advertising box ideal for a collection of French chocolates, antique packaging or a fine food shop decor.
