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

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.

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