"La Belle Jardiniere de Lousanne" tin box for the sewing supplies, pins and buttons, by A la Belle Jardiniere Department Store, Paris, France, 1860s-1870s.

The tin box is 5.1/16" x 3.1/8" [130mm x 85mm]; 7/8" deep; some wear, some lost paint, some rust spots [see photos]; good+ / very good condition.

The department store chain A la Belle Jardiniere, was founded by Pierre Parissot in 1824 and existed until the 1970s. Parissot was the first to introduce a new concept for selling clothes: ready-to-wear. The idea was to enable both the middle classes and the working classes to buy clothes that were made and sold on the same site. The lower floors were designed for the customers, while the upper levels were for the workshops and workers' lodgings. The success of La Belle Jardiniere was such that Pierre Parissot had to continually enlarge his shop by annexing the adjoining buildings. By the 1860-1870, the A la Belle Jardiniere was the worldwide leading fashion designer house, making Paris the fashion capital of the world.

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US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $9.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $32.50