Art Nouveau and Art Déco mosaïc , tiles and ceramic works .

vendredi 15 mai 2015

Rigolettes.



 This beautiful blue mosaic storefront, from the 1930s, was once Charles Bohu's  confectionery. It is located rue de la Marne in Nantes. The "rigolette"is a candy shell filled  with a fruit pulp  (pineapple, blackcurrant, lemon, raspberry and tangerine). This candy is named after Charles Bohu own cat, Rigolette, itself an  homage to the famous  Verdi's Rigoletto  Verdi's opera. 

 The "rigolettes" were so  successful that, in 1930 Charles Bohu could contract  the famous  Isidore Odorico Italian mosaist to decorate the facade of his shop .

 The candy is no longer made here,  but the beautiful blue and golden façade has been preserved.

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