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A French Animalia Glove Box, 19th Century

$4,380
£3,278.20
€3,795.95
CA$6,087.48
A$6,856.56
CHF 3,550.77
MX$83,270.26
NOK 45,102.97
SEK 42,783.97
DKK 28,322.98
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A French Animalia Glove Box, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: The ovoid wooden box covered in gold coloured velvet with a gilt spelter bamboo moulding to the rim of the hinged cover, surmounted by a spelter figure of a seated poodle, its right paw resting on a bicorne hat alongside a broken shield referencing the popular use of poodles as war dogs during the Napoleonic Wars, the box opening to a padded moiré silk interior containing a pair of leaver gloves, raised on gilt spelter ball feet. Dimensions: Height: 31cm. Width: 30cm. Depth: 22cm.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    ARMADALE, AU
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: GS175 CP/MBTNW1stDibs: LU8952245100962

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