By ROBJ
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Robj Art deco bottle
Art deco style robj brand liquor bottle
Circa 1930 Origin France
Sealed Robj at its base
Very good condition
Cork stopper (a little worn)
Liquor brand (Cusenier) painted on his forehead
The French company Robj sold ceramic wares from 1908 until the early 1930s, often depicting stylized caricatures of musicians, sailors or traditional French costumes in Art Deco style.
Robj was founded in 1908 by Jean Born. The name of the company was an anagram of the abbreviation of the name of its founder, J. Bor. Initially, the company offered electric lighters and incense sticks, but gradually focused on the production and distribution of decorative arts items under the Robj Bibleots banner. (Robj's Sweets). Together with Lucien Willemetz, Born ran a shop selling porcelain figures and other objects on the Parisian street Cité d'Hauteville 3. The company did not produce the art items itself, but commissioned the designs from various suppliers, including the Manufacture royale de Porcelaine de Sèvres, Villeroy & Boch in Luxembourg, and factories in Limoges and Boulogne-sur-Seine. Especially figurine designs, liquor bottles and tobacco cans...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage ROBJ Decorative Objects