The French Suchard Cacao Tin

A lithographed cacao tin by Suchard, the Swiss chocolate house founded in 1826, dating to the early twentieth century, roughly 1905–1925, and lettered in French. The one-kilo tin is printed on all four sides: a girl beneath a Grand Prix Paris 1900 mark, a Milka alpine pasture, a Velma pair of ladies, and a reverse carrying the Suchard script and small-print directions. The hinged lid still opens and closes. The lithography has a gilded, time-softened warmth, with scattered rust spots and rubbed edges along the corners.

Lithographed tins like this were shop-counter advertising as much as packaging, which explains the generous artwork. Offered as a single tin, each of a small group with its own wear.

On an open shelf, a pantry counter or a farmhouse dresser, it brings printed color to a muted room.

Condition and patina consistent with age. 4.3 x 4.3 in, height 7.1 in (11 x 11 cm, height 18 cm).

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