A rare lithographed tin box for Gosiérine Dalloz dragées, an antiseptic remedy for mouth and throat ailments. The lid features a beautiful Art Nouveau feminine design, with a woman's profile, her hair adorned with jewels, set within a medallion of sinuous lines and elegant typography. This iconography perfectly reflects Parisian graphic aesthetics around 1900 and recalls the compositions popularized by Alphonse Mucha , whose style was widely imitated in Belle Époque advertising. The inside of the lid retains its original printed disc indicating the composition and dosage – menthol, cocaine, sodium borate – characteristic elements of the pharmacopoeia of the time. The box also exhibits a violet hue, significantly less common than the yellowish versions usually found.
✦ Provenance: Gosiérine Dalloz, Paris ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 7x3cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Very good overall condition; well-preserved lithograph; minor wear to the reverse due to handling; inner disc present
Beautiful Belle Époque box with Art Nouveau feminine decoration, very decorative in a collection of lithographed boxes or antique pharmacy objects.
