Vintage Chocolate Tins, Artstyle & Cadbury Bournville Collectible Candy Box For Sale
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Two wonderfully decorative chocolate tins, each designed to remain useful long after the sweets were gone. Choose an ornate Artstyle “With Love to Mother” chest or a Cadbury Bournville box with a printed woodgrain and marquetry-style design.Lovely for displaying on a bookshelf or vanity, holding small keepsakes, or adding to a collection of vintage confectionery advertising.✦ Sold individually. Please select your tin from the variation menu.✦ Both tins are empty.✦ You will receive the exact piece pictured for your selection.ARTSTYLE “WITH LOVE TO MOTHER” CHESTA charming footed chocolate tin with a hinged lid and decorative front clasp. The gold-toned exterior features cream and pink scrollwork, colorful floral garlands, and cherub imagery surrounding the sentiment “With Love to Mother.”The inside lid bears the Artstyle Chocolates name. The underside is marked “Manufactured by Artstyle Chocolate Company, Boston, St. Louis, U.S.A.” This was manufactured between 1910s and 1920sAn especially sweet piece for a collection of sentimental keepsakes or vintage candy packaging.CADBURY BOURNVILLE WOODGRAIN TINA shallow, footed chocolate box with a hinged lid, warm amber faux woodgrain, striped borders, and a central floral medallion. The printed decoration creates the appearance of an inlaid wooden box.The underside features the heading “Three British Queens,” portraits of Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, and Queen Victoria, and advertising for Cadbury Bros., Ltd., Bournville, England. This distinctive detail is pictured in the listing photographs. Made in the 1920sDimensions✦ Artstyle chest: approximately 8″ long × 4″ deep.✦ Cadbury tin: approximately 8″ long × 3½″ deep.✦ Measurements are approximate; please see the ruler photographs for scale.ConditionBoth tins show age-related wear, including scratches, scuffs, finish loss, and discoloration.✦ Artstyle: worn decoration and gold-toned finish, with scratches and discoloration inside and underneath. The hinged lid, front clasp, and feet are present.✦ Cadbury: noticeable scratches and chips to the printed finish, particularly along the lid and edges, with interior discoloration and oxidation.Please review all photographs closely for the individual condition of each tin. Offered as collectible decorative storage.
