1900s - 2 Vintage Félix Potin Chocolate Advertising Cards - Mammals Series - Fox & Sable Marten Chromos - French Collectibles - Ephemera Art

This lot features two exquisite French advertising cards from Chocolat Félix Potin, part of their charming 'Les Mammifères' (The Mammals) series. Each card presents a vivid, chromolithographic illustration of an animal in its natural habitat, framed by an ornate border, typical of early 20th-century trade cards. One card depicts 'Le Renard' (The Fox) in a woodland setting, while the other showcases 'La Martre Zibeline' (The Sable Marten) alongside a figure in traditional attire.

The reverse side of these cards offers fascinating details about the featured animals and Félix Potin's promotional strategies. For the fox card: 'Le RENARD commun, genre de la famille des canidés, est la terreur des basses-cours et des petits animaux des bois. C'est un animal nocturne qui creuse son terrier à l'entrée d'un bois.' (The common FOX, a genus of the canid family, is the terror of farmyards and small woodland animals. It is a nocturnal animal that digs its den at the edge of a wood.)

Both sides also promote that 'photographies de célébrités' (celebrity photographs) and 'timbres pour collections' (collectible stamps) were included in chocolate packs.