Elegant Sergent-Major pen nib box with particularly refined allegorical decoration, depicting a draped female figure advancing towards a rising sun. The lid is adorned with a frieze of medals and universal awards, with the mention "Grand Prix 1900", typical of French productions from the very end of the 19th century and the beginning of the Belle Époque. The whole presents a very Art Nouveau aesthetic in the treatment of plants, rays, and the general composition. The box here retains a large stock of homogeneous Sergent-Major nibs, an emblematic model of French writing for several decades.
✦ Provenance: Paris - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900-1910 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 6 × 4.5 × 3 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed cardboard ✦ Contents: Complete box of Sergent-Major nibs (uncounted) ✦ Condition: Very good overall condition, slight signs of age on the corners, well-preserved lid decoration with a beautiful golden patina, abundant and homogeneous contents
Very beautiful French stationery box with symbolist and advertising decoration typical of the Belle Époque, ideal for a collection dedicated to old school supplies and the famous Sergent-Major nibs.
