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Stunning Large French Mirrored Portmanteau with Original Plate
David Griffith Antiques
for sale €2,516     $2,731
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David Griffith Antiques

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Stunning Large French Mirrored Portmanteau with Original Plate

19th century
Description

?Simply stunning large French mirrored portmanteau with deep bevelled original plate. (c.1890).

Physical Dimensions
Height
43.2cm (17.01")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
29.2cm (11.50")
Declaration

David Griffith Antiques has dated this French Brass Coat Rack to the 1890s.

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SA980270
Dealers Internal Reference
88415
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Description
?Simply stunning large French mirrored portmanteau with deep bevelled original plate. (c.1890).
Height
43.2cm (17.01")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
29.2cm (11.50")
Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this French Brass Coat Rack to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA980270
Dealers Internal Ref
88415
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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A polished brass wall-mounted coat rack featuring a slatted top hat shelf, central mirror plate, and lower hooks.
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Archive I A polished brass wall-mounted coat rack featuring a slatted top hat shelf, central mirror plate, and lower hooks.

Stunning Large French Mirrored Portmanteau with Original Plate

Archive II A polished brass wall-mounted coat rack featuring a slatted top hat shelf, central mirror plate, and lower hooks. View II
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David Griffith Antiques

David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
Location
17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/davidgriffithantiques
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David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
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Location: 17 Camden Passage, Islington, London, N1 8EA, United Kingdom
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A polished brass wall-mounted coat rack featuring a slatted top hat shelf, central mirror plate, and lower hooks.
Stunning Large French Mirrored Portmanteau with Original Plate
Ref: SA980270
A polished brass wall-mounted coat rack featuring a slatted top hat shelf, central mirror plate, and lower hooks.
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A French brass portmanteau rack is a wall-mounted hallway fixture originating in late 19th and early 20th-century France, designed to store coats, hats, and parcels, often featured in bistro settings and train compartments.

These wall racks were typically constructed from solid cast or tubular brass, featuring slatted upper shelves for luggage and integrated bevelled glass mirror plates.

Authentic pieces exhibit heavy solid brass construction, natural surface patination or oxidisation, cast mounting brackets with decorative scrollwork, and original bevelled mirror glass.

Positioning the rack in a narrow entryway, hallway, or cloakroom provides functional storage while adding warm metallic tones and light reflection to contemporary walls.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth, polish the brass frame sparingly with a specialised metal cleaner if an unoxidised finish is preferred, and clean the glass with ammonia-free mirror cleaner.
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