ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST HAND CARVED SMALL WOODEN BOX INSCRIBED \' MONTREUX \' ON LID
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ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST HAND CARVED SMALL WOODEN BOX INSCRIBED \' MONTREUX \' ON LID:
$26.35
A SUPER EARLY 20th CENTURYBLACK FOREST BOX MADE IN SWITZERLANDFROM A LOCAL WOOD ( POSSIBLY SWISS WALNUT ) WHICH HAS BEEN HAND CARVED WITH SWISS ALPINE FLOWERS ON THE LID AND HAS \' MONTREUX \' INSCRIBED ACROSS THE MIDDLE. IT STANDS ON 4 SMALL SQUARE FEET AND IS A VERY PRETTY LITTLE BOX.
THE TOWN OF MONTREUX IS IN SWITZERLAND AND NESTLES IN A SHELTERED BAY ON THE BANKS OF LAKE GENEVA SURROUNDED BY THE BREATHTAKING BACKDROP OF THE SNOW COVERED SWISS ALPS AND IS NOW WELL KNOWN FOR ITS MANY FESTIVALS INCLUDING ITS FAMOUS JAZZ FESTIVAL AND MORE RECENTLY SINCE 1961 THE \' GOLDEN ROSE OF MONTREUX \' T.V AWARDS.
ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS LITTLE BOX WAS BOUGHT AS ASOUVENIR FROMTHEREAND PERHAPS BOUGHT BACK AS A PRESENT.
THIS IS QUITE AN OLD BOX AND AS SUCH ISIN A GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN AGE RELATED WEAR ANDTEAR. THERE ARE A FEW SCRATCH MARKS ON THE BASE BUT OF NO DETRIMENT AS THEY ARE OUT OF VIEW. THE LID IS STILL A GOOD FIT AND THE HINGES ARE SOUND ALTHOUGH JUST TO POINT OUT THAT I HAD TO HAVE THESE REPAIRED WHEN I FIRST ACQUIRED THE BOX AS THEY WERE BROKEN BUT AT LEAST NOW THEY ARE IN A GOOD USABLE CONDITION ( SEE LAST PHOTOGRAPH )
IT IS AN IDEAL SIZE TO USE AS A TRINKET BOX BUT COULD ALSO BE USED ON A DESK OR TABLE FOR HOLDING VARIOUS SMALL ODDS AND ENDS. A LOVELY OLD BOX FOR ANY COLLECTOR WITH A NICE AGE RELATED COLOUR AND PATINA AND A VERY TACTILE PIECE.
IT MEASURES APPROX 9x6x3.5cms AND WEIGHS 72grms.
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BUYERS FROM EUROPE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSTAGE COST FOR THIS WILL BE £4.30 AND NOT AS QUOTED FOR WORLDWIDE.
I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE WITH OTHER PURCHASES.
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ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST HAND CARVED SMALL WOODEN BOX INSCRIBED \' MONTREUX \' ON LID:
$26.35