A tortoiseshell on gold veneered strongbox or coffre fort
Probably Southern-Netherlands or France, late 17th/early 18th century
H. 19.5 x W. 31.5 x D. 25 cm
Provenance:
- Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, Halton House, Buckinghamshire
- Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
- Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
- The Trustees of Exbury House
This strongbox is listed in the Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'An old French coffre fort overlaid with tortoiseshell and mounted with brass bands terminating in fleur de lys, £10.0.0.'
H. 19.5 x W. 31.5 x D. 25 cm
Provenance:
- Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, Halton House, Buckinghamshire
- Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
- Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
- The Trustees of Exbury House
This strongbox is listed in the Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'An old French coffre fort overlaid with tortoiseshell and mounted with brass bands terminating in fleur de lys, £10.0.0.'
Part of the Europe collection.
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