Remarkable Collection of Six Oval Bride's Boxes or "Brautschachteln" Creations With Exceptional Detailing To The

With Exceptional Detailing To The Tail

Modelled in Swimming Posture

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Coopered Hand Carved and Painted Pine

Remarkable Collection of Six Oval Bride's Boxes or "Brautschachteln" Creations With Exceptional Detailing To TheIndividually Painted in the Folk Art Tradition Steam Bent and Paint Decorated Pine Continental c. 1780 c. 1830 8 high x 17 wide x 10. 75 deep Provenance: Private Collection, Netherlands. Condition: Boxes of this type were individually decorated to commission in Central Europe from c1600 1850 and were traditionally offered as dowry gifts or love tokens. Colourfully decorated and fashioned from very fine bentwood in regional styles, they form a