EARLY 19TH CENTURY PAINTED NORMANDY MARRIAGE BOX wall art scrolled back two-piece Duchesse Brisée

scrolled back two-piece Duchesse Brisée / Daybed

amethyst and amber coloured drops

oil on canvas painting of a forest path with a derelict picket fence

Lovely mid 20th Century French silverplate woven bread basket in octagonal form

1999] French Artist

EARLY 19TH CENTURY PAINTED NORMANDY MARRIAGE BOX wall art scrolled back two-piece Duchesse BriséeBeautiful painted marriage coffer. The domed lid is decorated with a crowned eagle,drapes and floral motifs. To the front is a bird with a tulip in its beak and floral and foliate decorative motifs. Floral & foliate decoration. to the sides. The crowned golden eagle against a blue background is a symbol of the First Empire (1804 1815). With its talons clutching a thunderbolt. A traditional piece from Normandy, that dates to the early 19th century.