Fine Antique 19th c. French Salt Box, Cabinet, 15" Tall, Hand Carved Country French Figural embroidery a charming little painting

a charming little painting

It survives these 114 years fresh and treasured

probably over 100 years old

I can see that the square wafer has been chipped at upper right and the backing has been painted to appear nicer in her frame aperture

The front guard is hand painted

Fine Antique 19th c. French Salt Box, Cabinet, 15" Tall, Hand Carved Country French Figural embroidery a charming little paintingCountry French darling! This is an antique to vintage "reproduction" of the salt boxes of the 1700s. I've owned and sold several of the early ones. A lot of dealers try to sell these later carved French salt cabinets as c. 1700s, not correctly identifying the age. They're still normally antiques, mind you, but the price for these 19th to early 20th century ones are quite a bit lower, as is value. I just looked at a 1900s salt box on ebay yesterday