A charming lithographed tin shoe polish box in bold colors, adorned with a bellhop in a red uniform polishing a shoe. The lively and humorous illustration evokes the world of the famous Parisian restaurant Maxim's, a benchmark of 20th-century urban elegance. This type of highly graphic packaging aimed to create a strong visual identity for the brand. The box is preserved with its original black cream inside, in a condition consistent with its age.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1930–1940 ✦ Dimensions: 6.5×2.2 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed iron ✦ Condition: Signs of wear, minor scratches and surface chips, complete base
A typical graphic object from the 1930s–40s, appreciated as much by collectors of advertising objects as by lovers of retro-chic decoration.
