British printed decorative tins, ca 1860-1940.

- A fascianting book with stunning ilustrations throughout. - Includes the works of artists such as Lucie Mabel Attwell and Owen Jones. - Written by an expert in the field of decorative art.

Tesori meaning (treasures in Italian) is a set of three beautiful keepsake tins by legendary designer Louise Fili. The tins nest inside each other, and can be used on your desktop (pencils and paper clips!), in your kitchen (receipts and recipes!) and in your home (love notes and photographs!).

Here is the story of a highly successful marketing technique, printed metal boxes, made from the Victorian period up to the Second World War. These colorful and novel tins helped sell biscuits, then remained in the home to be used as storage boxes or played with as toys. You all have seen them, now look them up and collect them.