ROBERT BIBERON LE MEILLEUR LATE 19TH C ANTIQUE FRENCH LG EMBOSSED TIN AD SIGNAGE

Description

RARE
ROBERT BIBERON
LE MEILLEUR
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
AUTHENTIC,
ORIGINAL,
ANTIQUE
FR
EN
CH
LARGE
EMBOSSED
TIN
SIGN,
W/GOLD
GILT
DECORATION
FEATURING
A
CONTENT
BABY
IN
A
NEST
SUCKLING
FROM
A
TUBE
ATTACHED
TO
A
GLASS
DAIRY
BOTTLE
'N'EPUISANT PAS LES ENFANTS'
[Imp: L. Revon 8 Cie 93 Rue Oberkampf, Paris, France]
(Circa 1890-1910)
Turn-of-the-century
Fr
en
ch
advertising & decorative mercantile pressed tin signage
DIMENSIONS:
10" Width x 15" Height
DESCRIPTION:
Authentic and original. Not a reproduction but a late 19th to early 20th century large French embossed tin sign, for
Robert Biberon,
Le Meilleur,
manufacturer of glass baby milk bottles and feeding tubes,
Paris,
Fr
an
ce.
In really extraordinary shape, with only some minor oxidation on the backside of the tin sign and some various episodes of naturally oxidized and crazed surfaces. The crazing and crackling of the enamel painted lithographed graphic iconography is not even, is not democratically distributed and occurs in various places in varying degrees of intensity. For this reason alone, the tin sign is clearly antique and not a reproduction, with forced, faux distress, intended to be a facsimile of the natural distress of the surface of a real antique sign. Examined under a magnifying loop, the sign is clearly antique and was no doubt kept indoors, where it wasn't subjected to the depreciating effects of moisture fluctuation, changes in humidity and extreme temperatures. The sign is nearly without any abrasions or scuffs to its lithographed tin surface and is also free of any noticeable dents or dings, tears to any of its metal edges and loss of detail of its extraordinary graphic iconography. There's a pre-drilled perforation at the very top of the sign which is original to its manufacture. The image of a baby suckling a baby bottle and feeding tube is extraordinary and exquisitely well preserved. Very fine. About as beautiful an antique tin sign as anyone could possibly ask for. Great color and great condition make this antique
Fr
en
ch
sign a great one. These same bottles seen in the advertisement were eventually outlawed by the
Fr
en
ch
government in 1910 and their manufacture discontinued. A wonderful turn-of-the-century
Fr
en
ch
artifact. Superb!
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition. One killer antique
Fr
en
ch
sign in killer condition.