French la Vie

Photos of antique candy boxes by Corey Amaro.

A French nineteen-century fabric-covered candy box.

A blue-grey paper candy box with gold lettering.

Chocolate-covered chestnuts from Ardeche, an antique candy box without any chocolates.

I prefer that way when it comes to old boxes.

 

A French baptismal candy box. In France, Jordan almonds were given by the Godfather, and candy boxes such as this were commonplace during the turn of the century.

 

A round candy box with embossed siding, a personage scene on top, with a  silver wire ribbon around the edge.
Who needs chocolates in a box like this? Did I say that? 

Boxes like these were kept to hold trinkets and used on vanity tables.

 

An individual antique candy box (Aren't they all individual?) dated 1893.

I love the details, for example, the pleated rounded corners.

 

 

Candy tins from Carpentras, for complex fruit flavor, candy drops. Carpentras was famous for such as well as for dried sweetened fruits. Jouvaud, a beautiful family-owned bakery, pastry, and candy shop in Carpentras and Isle sur la Sorgue, still makes the candies traditionally: Fruits such as strawberries, figs, and melon.

Baby blue, candy favor boxes. Imagine a wide satin ribbon attached. These would have been given to the guests at a baptism party. 

 

A pink antique candy bag.

Epherma is delicate, not a long-term purpose item; finding a candy bag from the turn of the century is golden.

What will people collect from us in a hundred years? Cell phone cords? Big red plastic cups? M&M wrappers? 

Will they find our old stuff beautiful?

 

I prefer these old "bonbons fins" fine candy bags to the newer ones, and I like Chocolate Kisses and Big Hunk …

Is it just me, or do those candies have sexy names? Bonbon Fins is right!

Romance in Venice, a French souvenir of Venicenqon a candy box lid.

"Darling?"
"Yes Princess?"
"I love the pink curtains and your white socks."
"Thank you, My Princess."
"Darling?"
"Yes my Princess?"
"Cut the Princess stuff and give me a chocolate, would you!"

French souvenir chocolate box with a Venice cover.

 

Digestives.

A candy for everything and purpose.

Even medicinal.

What is your favorite candy?