Former advertising box for haberdashery from the Société Française de Cotons à Coudre (S.F.C.C.), made of blackened papier-mâché and decorated with gilded Art Nouveau-inspired markings. The lid features a particularly elegant Japonist scene, illustrating two figures under parasols, reflecting the craze for Japanese aesthetics that marked European decorative arts at the end of the 19th century. Intended for storing or displaying spools of sewing thread, this box is now a beautiful collector's item combining antique advertising, haberdashery, and graphic arts.
✦ Provenance: Société Française de Cotons à Coudre, Paris, France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 19.5 x 11 x 8 cm ✦ Material: Printed papier-mâché and gilded decoration ✦ Condition: Good condition for its age, decoration clearly legible, signs of use, rubbing, small stains and superficial wear without affecting the presentation
Very decorative with its Japonist graphics typical of the Belle Époque, this box will naturally find its place in a collection dedicated to antique haberdashery or decorative arts around 1900.
