Featured Purpose of French Boulle Box

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  1. Sdcookie2

    Sdcookie2 Well-Known Member

    Hiya all,

    Does anyone know what this was for?

    10.5" x 4" x 3"

    Thanks Steve PXL_20240425_170115158~2_copy_1666x1134.jpg PXL_20240425_170121481~2_copy_1291x927.jpg PXL_20240425_170125556~2_copy_1398x1097.jpg PXL_20240425_170147245~2_copy_947x840.jpg PXL_20240425_170155495~2_copy_1142x906.jpg
     
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    Sdcookie2, Apr 25, 2024
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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Dimensions might help with use. IT looks to me more marquetry than Boulle.
     
    moreotherstuff, Apr 25, 2024
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  3. Sdcookie2

    Sdcookie2 Well-Known Member

    10.5" x 4" x 3"

    Inlaid brass not wood :angelic:
     
    Sdcookie2, Apr 25, 2024
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    my 1st and only guess...ladies gloves..
     
    komokwa, Apr 25, 2024
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  5. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Maybe for collars ? I love a nice box and that would have gone home with me.
     
    johnnycb09, Apr 25, 2024
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  6. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Marote, Apr 25, 2024
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it wasn't really a guess......... thanks for the back up !!!;):happy:
     
    komokwa, Apr 25, 2024
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  8. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Came to say this.
     
    J Dagger, Apr 25, 2024
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  9. 808 raver

    808 raver Well-Known Member

    Nice ebony (might be ebonised), brass inlaid (not boulle) serpentine fall front box, French, late 19th c, rosewood interior. Like all boxes of this size they are called "glove boxes" but in the case it is a glove box.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lovely glove box.
    No tortoiseshell, so not Boulle.
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 25, 2024
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