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19th Century Alpine Region Hand Painted Marriage Chest
Debenham Antiques Ltd
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19th Century Alpine Region Hand Painted Marriage Chest

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19th century alpine region hand painted marriage chest circa 1890.

Here we have a marriage chest which is likely to be from switzerland.  using a much earlier pine chest this piece had added feet and then hand painted.

Central painted figure holding a swiss flag, flanked either side by sunflowers with faces and roses.  sides painted in an orange and brown scheme and original carrying handles.  lid top with same colours as the sides, opens to reveal a partially fitted interior of a candle box and tray. 'blessed virgin' print still in place on the lid.

Evidence of dead inactive/treated worm, expected surface marks and fading to paintwork.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50.8cm (20.00")
Width
80.6cm (31.73")
Depth
46.3cm (18.23")
Declaration

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Painted Alpine Marriage Chest to the 19th Century.

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SA1195668
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EA3526
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Description
19th century alpine region hand painted marriage chest circa 1890.

Here we have a marriage chest which is likely to be from switzerland.  using a much earlier pine chest this piece had added feet and then hand painted.

Central painted figure holding a swiss flag, flanked either side by sunflowers with faces and roses.  sides painted in an orange and brown scheme and original carrying handles.

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  lid top with same colours as the sides, opens to reveal a partially fitted interior of a candle box and tray.
Debenham Antiques Ltd

'blessed virgin' print still in place on the lid.

Evidence of dead inactive/treated worm, expected surface marks and fading to paintwork.

Height
50.8cm (20.00")
Width
80.6cm (31.73")
Depth
46.3cm (18.23")
Date of Manufacture

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Painted Alpine Marriage Chest to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1195668
Dealers Internal Ref
EA3526
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2012

We are a leading antique furniture dealer in the UK with over 60 years of experience.

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Archive I A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles.

19th Century Alpine Region Hand Painted Marriage Chest

Archive II A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles. View V
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Archive X A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles. View X
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Debenham Antiques Ltd

Debenham Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07715 006 415
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73 High Street
Debenham
Suffolk
IP14 6QS
United Kingdom
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Debenham Antiques Ltd
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A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles.
19TH CENTURY ALPINE REGION HAND PAINTED MARRIAGE CHEST
Ref: SA1195668
A nineteenth-century hand-painted Alpine marriage chest featuring arched floral panels, a central figure painting, and side iron handles.
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An Alpine marriage chest, often termed a dower or dowry chest, is a traditional painted wooden trunk crafted in central European mountain regions to hold a brides linens and household goods.

These coffers were predominantly built using locally harvested softwoods such as pine or fir, joined with dovetail or pegged mortise-and-tenon joints, and finished with tempera or oil-based pigments.

Authentic 19th-century examples exhibit hand-forged iron hardware, natural wear along structural edges, original paint showing craquelure or pigment oxidisation, and hand-planed timber surfaces.

A painted coffer can serve as a focal point at the foot of a bed, function as an entryway storage bench, or sit in a living space as a low coffee table.

Dust the surface regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and keep the piece away from direct sunlight, central heating vents, and high humidity to prevent paint flaking and wood movement.
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