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  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
  • A French 18th century
A French 18th century "Casquette d'Amour". with original painted decorations on all sides and 5 small drawers.

475 €


A painted box. High 19 cm. Wide 16 cm. Long 27 cm. Painted on inside and outside with flowers, birds and hearts. On four bun feet. With five small drawers. This type of decoration makes it likely that the origin of the box was in the South-East of France around 1700. The box and its paint are in mint condition. Similar boxes were often a wedding presents. Hence the name: "Love Box". In this condition these boxes are very rare.  

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A wooden painted Dutch decoy bird in the form of a coot.


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A French 18th century

A French 18th century "Casquette d'Amour". with original painted decorations on all sides and 5 small drawers.


A painted box. High 19 cm. Wide 16 cm. Long 27 cm. Painted on inside and outside with flowers, birds and hearts. On four bun feet. With five small drawers. This type of decoration makes it likely that the origin of the box was in the South-East of France around 1700. The box and its paint are in mint condition. Similar boxes were often a wedding presents. Hence the name: "Love Box". In this condition these boxes are very rare.
 
An eighteenth century apothecary box with text

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A nineteenth century Frisian buttercup signed and dated

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An eightteenth century Dutch firing glass with a twisted stem.

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