An elegant oval box made of black boiled cardboard, decorated with a gilt coat of arms featuring facing lions and refined typography bearing the inscription "Mlle Ch. Borgne, Dental Surgeon in Brussels." This type of advertising box was used to present or protect dental prostheses, instruments, or dental powders towards the end of the 19th century. The inscription, in a style typical of the 1880s–1900s, evokes the prestige and modernity of dental practices of that era.
✦ Origin: Belgium, Brussels ✦ Period: Late 19th century ✦ Dimensions: 8×6×2.5 cm ✦ Material: Black varnished boiled cardboard, hot-stamped gold decoration ✦ Condition: Very good overall condition, slight signs of wear, gilding well preserved
A rare and unusual piece of medical advertising, a testament to the refinement of practitioners during the Belle Époque.
