Antique 19th c. French Salt Box, Cabinet, 14" Tall, Hand Carved Country French throne including measurements

including measurements

We do not have the ID of the sitter

but for age and type

Only an old pair of scissors remain

the demand for inkwells fell to the point of obscurity

Antique 19th c. French Salt Box, Cabinet, 14" Tall, Hand Carved Country French throne including measurementsCountry French darling! This is a mid late 1800s "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 antiques, mind you, but the price for these 19th century ones are quite a bit lower, as is value. I just looked at a 1900s salt box on ebay yesterday that is offered as a 1700s one