Antique hexagonal lithographed tin box for Chicorée extra À la Française, manufactured by Paul Mairesse in Cambrai. Its Art Nouveau-style decoration features an elegant female figure, rich red and gold borders, as well as the brand's markings. A beautiful piece of food advertising from Northern France, highly decorative despite signs of wear.
✦ Estimated era: circa 1900 ✦ Origin: Cambrai, Nord, France ✦ Dimensions: approx. 14.5 x 12 x 8 cm ✦ Material: lithographed tin ✦ Condition: significant wear, loss of decoration, stains, scratches, oxidation, and visible deformations, particularly on the lid and base
Antique advertising tin for Paul Mairesse chicory in Cambrai, made of Art Nouveau-era lithographed tin. The Paul Mairesse company was a chicory factory in Cambrai, founded in 1815.
