FRAMED GROUP OF 10 RARE CHOCOLAT GUERIN-BOUTRON CARDS
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Chromolithograph trading cards taken from photography of the period, includes rare Theodore Roosevelt.
Framed and masked series of chocolate trading cards. These are the European equivalent of American baseball cards. Confectioner Maison Chocolat Guerin-Boutron introduced these colorful lithographic prints beginning in the late 1800s. This group includes cards primarily from the 1910s. The spread includes Belgian artist Guillaume Geefs, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, and King Ludwig II of Bavaria ("Mad King Ludwig") whose storybook-invoking palace provided inspiration for Disney's Cinderella Castle. Mounted in a printed mask and clad in polycarb. No clear signs of creasing, bleaching, or bleeding.Â
Issued: c. 1870
Dimensions: 16.5"L X 12"D X .25"H
Manufacturer: Guerin-Boutron
Country of Origin: France
Framed and masked series of chocolate trading cards. These are the European equivalent of American baseball cards. Confectioner Maison Chocolat Guerin-Boutron introduced these colorful lithographic prints beginning in the late 1800s. This group includes cards primarily from the 1910s. The spread includes Belgian artist Guillaume Geefs, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, and King Ludwig II of Bavaria ("Mad King Ludwig") whose storybook-invoking palace provided inspiration for Disney's Cinderella Castle. Mounted in a printed mask and clad in polycarb. No clear signs of creasing, bleaching, or bleeding.Â
Issued: c. 1870
Dimensions: 16.5"L X 12"D X .25"H
Manufacturer: Guerin-Boutron
Country of Origin: France
Condition
Good, some fading due to age
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FRAMED GROUP OF 10 RARE CHOCOLAT GUERIN-BOUTRON CARDS
Estimate $200 - $250
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