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Hand Painted French Table Box C.1920
Michael Johnson Antiques
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Michael Johnson Antiques

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Hand Painted French Table Box C.1920

19th century
Description

A charming walnut decorative table box with a detailed hand painted scene on the lid. French made around c.1920 and comes with a fully functioning lock and key.

Materials:

Walnut

Age:

c.1920

Size:

Length: 16cm

Width: 8.5cm

Height: 4.5cm

Reference Number: 7302b

Physical Dimensions
Height
4.5cm (1.77")
Width
8.5cm (3.35")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Declaration

Michael Johnson Antiques has dated this Hand Painted Wooden Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1090560
Dealers Internal Reference
7302b
Dealers Notes

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Description
A charming walnut decorative table box with a detailed hand painted scene on the lid. French made around c.1920 and comes with a fully functioning lock and key.

Materials:

Walnut

Age:

c.1920

Size:

Length: 16cm

Width: 8.5cm

Height: 4.5cm

Reference Number: 7302b

Height
4.5cm (1.77")
Width
8.5cm (3.35")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Date of Manufacture

Michael Johnson Antiques has dated this Hand Painted Wooden Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1090560
Dealers Internal Ref
7302b
Michael Johnson Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2014
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Archive I A rectangular dark brown wood box with a key in the lock and a hand-painted landscape scene on the top lid.

Hand Painted French Table Box c.1920

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Michael Johnson Antiques

Telephone 07985 789 670
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Ashford
Middlesex
South West London
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/michaelj
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Michael Johnson Antiques
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Location: Ashford, Middlesex, South West London, United Kingdom
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A rectangular dark brown wood box with a key in the lock and a hand-painted landscape scene on the top lid.
Hand Painted French Table Box c.1920
Ref: SA1090560
A rectangular dark brown wood box with a key in the lock and a hand-painted landscape scene on the top lid.
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FAQs

During the early 20th century, decorative wooden boxes were popular across Europe as functional desktop accessories and souvenirs. Craftsmen decorated lidded caskets with hand-painted regional landscapes, classical ruins, or pastoral scenes, catering to the growing tourist trade and grand tour revival.

These boxes were typically constructed from fruitwoods, pine, or hardwood veneers coated in dark stains or French polish. Decorative panels feature oil or gouache paints directly applied to the wood surface, which were then sealed under protective varnishes or lacquers alongside simple metal keyhole fittings.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural micro-craquelure in the paint layer, genuine wear around the keyhole and base, and hand-fitted joinery such as fine dovetails or pinned hinges. The brushwork on early 20th-century originals often shows individual technique, unlike modern screen-printed reproductions.

A small painted casket functions well layered on top of art books on a coffee table or placed beside a desk lamp on a sideboard. Incorporating timber boxes onto open shelving adds texture, colour, and historical character to contemporary interior schemes.

Keep the box out of direct sunlight and away from central heating sources to prevent wood movement and paint flaking. Dust gently with a clean, dry microfibre cloth; avoid water, liquid detergents, or harsh chemical polishes that could dissolve or obscure the delicate hand-painted artwork.
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