Wedding box
Made of softwood. Nailed dovetail mounting.
Decorated on the lid with a large crosspiece and wolf's tooth friezes. Signed "W - AG" and dated "1763". On the front, a large cross, accompanied by two opposing hearts and the words: "MM GARCIN". Sides repeat the motif of the lid (cross).
Queyras, 18th century
Height: 20.5 cm - Width: 37 cm - Depth: 24 cm
Condition: hinges damaged, missing and hook of the closing system missing.
Ref : "Vieux objets en bois de la montagne", Gherardo Priuli and Jacques Chatelain, Editions Libris, p.62 number 30
Timed Sunday 25 May 2025・17:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 281

Wedding box Made of softwood. Nailed dovetail mounting. Decorated on the lid with a large crosspiece and wolf's tooth friezes. Signed "W - AG" and dated "1763". On the front, a large cross, accompanied by two opposing hearts and the words: "MM GARCIN". Sides repeat the motif of the lid (cross). Queyras, 18th century Height: 20.5 cm - Width: 37 cm - Depth: 24 cm Condition: hinges damaged, missing and hook of the closing system missing. Ref : "Vieux objets en bois de la montagne", Gherardo Priuli and Jacques Chatelain, Editions Libris, p.62 number 30

Estimate
€250 - €300
Result
€450
Buyer's premium
33%
Wedding box Made of softwood. Nailed dovetail mounting. Decorated on the lid with a large crosspiece and wolf's tooth friezes. Signed "W - AG" and dated "1763". On the front, a large cross, accompanied by two opposing hearts and the words: "MM GARCIN". Sides repeat the motif of the lid (cross). Queyras, 18th century Height: 20.5 cm - Width: 37 cm - Depth: 24 cm Condition: hinges damaged, missing and hook of the closing system missing. Ref : "Vieux objets en bois de la montagne", Gherardo Priuli and Jacques Chatelain, Editions Libris, p.62 number 30