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Antique Portrait Box
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Antique Portrait Box

19th century
For Sale by The Ark Stores
Description

An antique box

Hand painted portrait

Papier mache

Early 19th century

Small losses to edge

Date of Manufacture

The Ark Stores has dated this Antique Painted Portrait Box to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 08942431
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-220 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Fibrous paper layers visible at the worn edges: traditional pressed papier-mâché manufacture.
Fine web of craquelure across the painted lid: natural shrinkage of early varnish.
Lacquered interior with extensive fine crazing: undisturbed early finish.
Smiling tavern character in a neckerchief: popular early 19th-century genre subject.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
2.5cm (0.98")
Width
10.5cm (4.13")
Depth
10.5cm (4.13")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1134633
Description
An antique box

Hand painted portrait

Papier mache

Early 19th century

Small losses to edge

Date of Manufacture

The Ark Stores has dated this Antique Painted Portrait Box to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08942431
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-220 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Fibrous paper layers visible at the worn edges: traditional pressed papier-mâché manufacture.
Fine web of craquelure across the painted lid: natural shrinkage of early varnish.
Lacquered interior with extensive fine crazing: undisturbed early finish.
Smiling tavern character in a neckerchief: popular early 19th-century genre subject.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
2.5cm (0.98")
Width
10.5cm (4.13")
Depth
10.5cm (4.13")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1134633
The Ark Stores
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2016
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A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure.
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Archive I A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure.

Antique Portrait Box

Archive II A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View II
Archive III A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View III
Archive IV A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View IV
Archive V A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View V
Archive VI A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View VI
Archive VII A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View VII
Archive VIII A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View VIII
Archive IX A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View IX
Archive X A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure. View X
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The Ark Stores
Telephone 01428 641817
Location
Town Car Park
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2HG
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/ark
Verified Since Jun 2016
Items For Sale 55
Items Sold 704
The Ark Stores
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A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure.
Antique Portrait Box
Ref: SA1134633
A circular antique lacquer portrait box lid depicting a smiling man with a red neckerchief featuring visible surface craquelure.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSnuff Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian Folk Art
  • MaterialPapier-mache, Oil Paint, Lacquer
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGenre portraiture, Craquelure, Circular form, Red neckerchief
  • SizeH 2.5 cm (1 in) x W 10.5 cm (4 in) x D 10.5 cm (4 in)

This early 19th-century Georgian folk art snuff box adopts a circular form rendered in dark brown papier-mâché, oil paint, and lacquer. The lid shows a genre portrait of a smiling gentleman with red cheeks wearing a vibrant red neckerchief and holding a vessel, accompanied by extensive surface craquelure, small losses to the edge, and visible wear on the black painted finish. It measures 2.5 cm high, 10.5 cm wide, and 10.5 cm deep in practical terms. Placed upon a bookshelf in a gentleman's library, the piece functions as a striking decorative display item with a distinct character. The hand-painted oil scene delivers an engaging narrative element to a study or living area interior, pairing well with traditional desk accessories and leather-bound volumes. Collectors of early nineteenth-century folk art and miniature portraiture will appreciate the aged patina and tactile circular form.

FAQs

An antique portrait snuff box is a small decorative container, often crafted during the eighteenth or nineteenth century, featuring a miniature hand-painted portrait or genre scene on the lid.

These boxes were predominantly constructed from papier-mache, pressed horn, wood, or metal, finished with dark lacquer or varnish and decorated with oil paints or enamel.

Authentic period examples display natural age-related craquelure across the painted surface, wear along the rim from handling, and construction techniques consistent with historical hand-craftsmanship rather than modern mechanical printing.

Display the box flat on a styled coffee table tray, upright on a miniature brass easel within a bookshelf vignette, or layered amongst framed artwork on a mantelpiece.

Keep the object away from direct sunlight, extreme heat, and moisture, cleaning only with a dry microfibre cloth without using liquid polishes or chemical solvents.
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