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French Campaign Dressing Chest
Beechmount Antiques
for sale €1,141     $1,238
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French Campaign Dressing Chest

19th century
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A late 19th century French campaign brass bound camphor wood travelling gentleman’s dressing chest, the hinged cover enclosing red leather fitted interior, with mirror and eleven glass bottles and jars with silver plated covers, the top tray lifts and encloses scissors and vanity accessories, stamped 'M G Paris'.

Size width 30cm, depth 22cm, height 15cm.

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Beechmount Antiques has dated this Antique French Dressing Box to the 19th Century.

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A late 19th century French campaign brass bound camphor wood travelling gentleman’s dressing chest, the hinged cover enclosing red leather fitted interior, with mirror and eleven glass bottles and jars with silver plated covers, the top tray lifts and encloses scissors and vanity accessories, stamped 'M G Paris'.

Size width 30cm, depth 22cm, height 15cm.

Date of Manufacture

Beechmount Antiques has dated this Antique French Dressing Box to the 19th Century.

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An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps.
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Archive I An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps.

French Campaign Dressing Chest

Archive II An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps. View II
Archive III An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps. View III
Archive IV An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps. View IV
Archive V An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps. View V
Archive VI An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps. View VI
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Beechmount Antiques

Beechmount Antiques
Telephone 01625 541414
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23A Chestergate
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6BX
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/beechmountantiques
Verified Since Sep 2023
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An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps.
French Campaign Dressing Chest
Ref: SA1019223
An open antique brass-bound wooden dressing box featuring a red velvet interior, integrated lid mirror, and fitted glass bottles with metal caps.
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A French campaign dressing chest, historically known as a necessaire de voyage, is a portable wooden container designed during the 18th and 19th centuries to hold personal grooming implements, glass bottles, and mirrors securely for travel.

These boxes are constructed using durable hardwoods such as rosewood or mahogany, accented with protective brass corner brackets and flush handles, and fitted internally with velvet, leather, cut glass, and silver-plated containers.

Authentic period dressing cases feature hand-cut dovetail joinery, flush-mounted brass hardware engineered for travel durability, and original fitted interiors containing matching silver hallmarks or maker stamps on glass bottle caps.

Position the box in an open configuration on a bedroom chest of drawers, dressing table, or hallway console to display the inner mirror and silver-capped glass bottles as a decorative focal point.

Maintain timber integrity by keeping the box away from direct heat sources and high humidity. Clean brass fittings gently with a microfiber cloth, polish wood surfaces with natural beeswax, and avoid applying liquids directly to internal fabric linings.
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