Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box

Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box

Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box
Rare 18th to early 19th Century French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmeres Box, Chest. All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. No reproduction without prior written consent. We'll be sending out sale notices and special deals to our'Favorites' customers.

"Coffret d'Marriage", (Marriage or bride's chest), or "boite รก challes" (chest for cashmere shawls, precious goods). This large and elegant sarcophagus-shaped chest was the equivalent of a much later "Hope chest" or "Trusseau trunk". This one is French and dates c. Decorated with pique work in cut steel, this one survives extremely well, with both side handles and the original cut steel key to lock it up. A bride's goods, her sewing talents shown in embroidered and monogrammed linen bed sheets, pillow cases, her silk nightgowns and robes, jewelry - trousseau items she had made for her wedding night, honeymoon.

Thereafter, kept as a memento and her own special treasures box. Full measurements noted on the photos. Very large at 19 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 7 3/4 tall, closed.

Very good to excellent condition for age and type. The chest is heavy, solid wood, old hardwood with density of natural old forest growth wood, which is much different from wood in our time.

Cut steel nail pique decoration enhance the sarcophagus form, and repeats in the motif of the 2 handles still in their place at sides, and in the unique decorative original key, still working well in its lock. Chests of this age and type are particularly rare. This one is late 1700s to as late as Charles X, 1830 or so. This one has been professionally relined inside, done in France, in the same manner it would have been in its original time, thick moire silk in cream, criss-crossed ribbon over the lid lining into which letters, invitations, love notes might be tucked and kept. There are a very few very small imperfections - I've highlighted those with photos showing each. We're easy to deal with. Our fine inventory is very important. And your ranking of our performance is also very important!

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_gsrx_vers_631 GS 6.9.8b6 (631). This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Other Decorative Collectibles". The seller is "antiquesuncommontreasure" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Rare 18th e 19th C French Coffret d' Marriage, Cut Steel Pique, Cashmere Box


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