Items Similar to Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 19
Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
About the Item
A rare and magnificent antique Tuareg peoples mixed metal mounted wooden chest / coffer / monumental table box.
Most impressive size, hand-crafted in Mauritania, Northwest Africa, around the turn of the late 19th / early 20th century, very high-quality craftsmanship, construction and materials, exceptionally executed highly decorative traditional Tuareg peoples design, featuring a rectangular solid rosewood case with strap-hinged lid, adorned with elaborate applied arabesque reticulated iron, copper and gilt brass overlay, surmounted by turned finial handle. The locking lift-top with ornate reticulated pierced hand-etched lockplate opens with the original key to reveal a spacious red fabric-lined interior storage compartment.
Mauritania African tribal folk art; the country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, located in North Africa within the ancient Maghreb. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritania beginning in the third century AD. Arabs under the Umayyad Caliphate conquered the area in the late seventh century, bringing Islam, Arab culture, the Arabic language and Moorish - Islamic art. Starting in the late 19th century, France laid claim to the territories of present-day Mauritania, in the early 20th century Mauritania was fully colonized by France as part of French West Africa. All these influences lend to a most distinctive artistic style.
Dimensions: (approx)
11" Tall, 24" Wide, 14" Deep; (measurement without key)
Weight: 21 lbs
A striking example of functional art, this rare chest can be used a variety of different ways, including placed on the floor as a petite blanket chest, important document or valuables casket, atop a large table or console as a monumental table box, or simply displayed as a stunning, sophisticated, and interesting historical object!
Condition:
Superb museum quality example, in great original unrestored antique / vintage condition with beautifully aged warm rustic patina. Wear consistent with age and indicative of use. Patinated, oxidized. Retaining original key/working lock. Distressed later fabric lining. Overall a truly remarkable piece!
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
- Style:Tribal (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Superb museum quality example. Great original unrestored antique condition w/nicely aged patina. Wear consistent with age/use. Patinated, oxidation.Retaining original key.
- Seller Location:Forney, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5977236239032
About the Seller
4.8
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 2013
1stDibs seller since 2021
174 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Forney, TX
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Antique South Asian Colonial Carved Camphor Wood Table Box / Jewelry CasketLocated in Forney, TXA scarce antique circa 1900 South Asian hand carved wooden decorative table box / jewel casket. Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, likely British Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka)...Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Jewelry Boxes
MaterialsWood
- Vintage European Leather Flatware Box Display ChestLocated in Forney, TXA scarce Continental heavily distressed leather flatware storage box chest, 20th century, finely hand-crafted, rectangular solid wood case, domed ...Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
MaterialsLeather, Wood
- Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered BoxLocated in Forney, TXA remarkable antique food box from the Shanxi province, North China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing (1644-1912) Dynasty. An extraordinary e...Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Boxes
MaterialsWood, Paint
- Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea CaddyLocated in Forney, TXA stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860 Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Tea Caddies
MaterialsPewter
- Petite Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Jewel CasketLocated in Forney, TXA fine diminutive French Neoclassical ormolu gilded metal jewelry casket. Born around the turn of the 18th/19th century, the exceptionally executed petite masterpiece features a rectangular chest shape with hinged dome lid, opening to the original worn ivory silk-lined interior, when removed revealing mark "XVII" (c.1785-1795) to the bottom of the interior. The top, front, sides and back magnificently decorated in ornate repousse ornamentation, classical masks, fruit filled urns flanked by cherubs...Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Ormolu
- Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed BibusBy Paul SormaniLocated in Forney, TXA stunning, rare fine quality French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood marquetry bibus (miniature bibliothèque). In the manner of/possibly by celebrated ébéniste Maison Paul Sormani; the ...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Religious Items
MaterialsBrass, Bronze, Ormolu
You May Also Like
- Tooled Brown Leather African Tuareg BoxLocated in North Hollywood, CAHand tooled chocolate brown leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional West African symbols on dark brown leather. Tuareg s...Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Decorative Boxes
MaterialsLeather
- African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather BoxLocated in North Hollywood, CAHand tooled black leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather. Tuareg style probably Maurit...Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
MaterialsLeather
- African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Brown Leather BoxLocated in North Hollywood, CAHand tooled brown leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional West African symbols on leather. Tuareg style probably Maurita...Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
MaterialsLeather
- Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork ChestBy Paul Evans, Maitland SmithLocated in Houston, TXPaul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest. Handsome Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest, box, coffer or document box. ...Category
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal
- Moroccan Berber Tuareg Metal Tribal Flask OverlayBy Berber Tribes of MoroccoLocated in North Hollywood, CAGreat decorative Moroccan Berber Tuareg metal brass powder flask. African decorative brass with front richly decorated with Moorish embossed brass ocverlay. Moroccan tribal powder fl...Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Boxes
MaterialsBrass
- Romanesque Style Chest, Wood, Bone, Metal, SpainLocated in Madrid, ESRomanesque style chest. Wood, bone, metal. Spain Rectangular chest with a lid in the shape of a trough, decorated on the outside with rectangular pla...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Medieval Decorative Boxes
MaterialsOther
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Wooden Boxes With Handles
Rustic Tall Storage
Antique Rosewood Brass Box
Arabic Chest
Islamic Copper Box
Islamic Brass Box
Large Rustic Chest
Antique Wood Object
Brass Box Chest
Square Trinket Box
Mirror Trinket Box
English Regency Lap Desk
Japanese Porcelain Hand Painted Trinket Jewelry Box
Grand Tour Casket
Victorian Trinket Brass
Antique Tahan Box
1920 Makeup
Pomegranate Box