λ A FRANCO-FLEMISH TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS MOUNTED COFFRE FORT

λ A FRANCO-FLEMISH TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS MOUNTED COFFRE FORT

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

the tortoiseshell with a gilt foil backing, with trefoil strapwork mounts terminating in fleur-de-lis and side carrying handles, the hinged lid enclosing a vacant interior fitted with a steel lock

19.5cm high, 31.5cm wide, 25cm deep

Provenance

Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Literature

Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'An old French coffre fort overlaid with tortoiseshell and mounted with brass bands terminating in fleur de lys, £10.0.0.''