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<p>[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 406082, member: 5006"]Any chance to see the interior of the box? I think these turtle shell and ivory /mother of pearl marqueterie boxes were made in England, and the first adhesive stamp was issued in 1840, around the era of the box<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure these beautifully made carvings weren't "prisonner's works", they needed specific tools to get such details and a real artistic sense<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The sellers in France use this generic term, inaccurate, but useful to know if wanting to hunt for them<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>There may be too a confusion with the work of Cesar BAGARD and followers:</p><p><img src="https://p3.storage.canalblog.com/32/65/571940/44403952_p.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>from this page (in French!)</p><p><a href="http://regardantiquaire.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/26/15208920.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://regardantiquaire.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/26/15208920.html" rel="nofollow">http://regardantiquaire.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/26/15208920.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 406082, member: 5006"]Any chance to see the interior of the box? I think these turtle shell and ivory /mother of pearl marqueterie boxes were made in England, and the first adhesive stamp was issued in 1840, around the era of the box:) I'm sure these beautifully made carvings weren't "prisonner's works", they needed specific tools to get such details and a real artistic sense:joyful: The sellers in France use this generic term, inaccurate, but useful to know if wanting to hunt for them;) There may be too a confusion with the work of Cesar BAGARD and followers: [IMG]https://p3.storage.canalblog.com/32/65/571940/44403952_p.jpg[/IMG] from this page (in French!) [URL]http://regardantiquaire.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/26/15208920.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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