Tins, Gift Tin / Cookie Tin, Girl in Blue Hat, Cote D'Or Le Bon Chocolat Belgium, Vintage

• Vintage Tin, Chocolates Tin, Gift Metal Box, Girl in Blue Hat, Muriel Dawson Artist Illustration, Chocolates Tin, Advertising Promotional Products, Children Decor, Tin Collectors, Storage Box, RARE find, Cote D'Or, Vintage Collectibles, (Discontinued)
• Made in Belgium
• Vintage: 1940's 
• Details:  This is a Very RARE find!  This vintage cookie tin / chocolates tin is from Belgian chocolatier Cote D'Or (1883–1906), the illustration is not signed but after much research we believe it is from artist Muriel Dawson (1897 - 1974) and features a beautiful little girl in a blue hat and scarf.  The logo on this tin is the older Cote D'Or logo, we have estimated its date to be post 1940 to early 1950's. Great gift for a tin collector, as decor for a child's room, or a fantasstic gift for someone who loves the artist.
• Material:  Metal / Tin
• Dimensions:  10.0 inches in Diameter and 4.0 inches Tall
• Condition: Vintage- Used.  Very Good Vintage Condition.  There are some minor dents, mostly noticeable from the inside.  There are lots of scuffs and signs of wear, very clean inside.  All issues as acceptable due to age/use/wear.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

Côte d'Or is a maker of Belgian chocolates.  Founded in 1883 by Charles Neuhaus in Schaerbeek, Belgium.  In 1889 Charles sold the company to the Buiswal-Leclef family, who merged with the Michiels chocolate company in 1906 to create Alimenta S.A.  Côte d'Or was later purchased by Jacobs Suchard in 1987; Jacobs Suchard in turn was purchased by Kraft General Foods in 1990, which sold the brand to Mondelez International in 2012, so that Mondelez is the current owner of the Côte d'Or brand.

Muriel Helen Dawson was born in 1897 and spent her early years in New Zealand.  At the age of 16, she moved to England and studied at the Richmond School of Art.  She also attended the Royal College of Art from 1918 to 1922.  She began work as an illustrator from the early 1920s and became very popular during the 1920s and 1930s.  She illustrated books, and hundreds of magazine covers, mainly with children and babies, mothers with babies, & some dogs, cats and flowers. She worked on book illustrations for many years, and moved to the Shetland Islands from about 1959 until her death in 1974.