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 opera: Rigoletto 

 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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