French Napoleon III Brass-Inlaid Cave a Cigar Humidor with Sliding Trays
French Napoleon III Brass-Inlaid Cave a Cigar Humidor with Sliding Trays
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Additional Description: Table-top wooden cigar cabinet of rectangular form with hinged case, working key, and central cut-brass inlay. The exterior features ebonized borders, with the top centered by an ornate inlaid cartouche incorporating scrolling foliate motifs and a monogrammed "B". The cabinet open via a hinged lid and fitted lock escutcheon (key present), revealing a fitted interior with carved wooden trays designed with elongated grooves for holding cigars or cheroots.
Era: Mid-to-Late 19th C (1820-1840; Empire to early Restoration)
History: Cigar and cheroot cabinets of this type were popular in the 19th century, reflecting the widespread social ritual of cigar smoking among gentlemen. Such cabinets were often kept in studies, libraries, or smoking rooms and designed to organize and protect cigars while also serving as decorative furniture objects. Inlaid monograms typically indicated personal ownership or commission, rather than commercial manufacture. They are harder to find than cave a liqueurs.
Provenance: France / Austin Auction House
Materials: Mahogany with satinwood/stringing, Brass
Dimensions: 6.75"h x 9.25"w x 7.75"d
Disclaimers: Surface wear, scratches, and finish loss consistent with age; interior trays show use wear; small separations and age-related movement to wood; key present but lock functionality untested; no known restoration history.
Additional Description: Table-top wooden cigar cabinet of rectangular form with hinged case, working key, and central cut-brass inlay. The exterior features ebonized borders, with the top centered by an ornate inlaid cartouche incorporating scrolling foliate motifs and a monogrammed "B". The cabinet open via a hinged lid and fitted lock escutcheon (key present), revealing a fitted interior with carved wooden trays designed with elongated grooves for holding cigars or cheroots.
Era: Mid-to-Late 19th C (1820-1840; Empire to early Restoration)
History: Cigar and cheroot cabinets of this type were popular in the 19th century, reflecting the widespread social ritual of cigar smoking among gentlemen. Such cabinets were often kept in studies, libraries, or smoking rooms and designed to organize and protect cigars while also serving as decorative furniture objects. Inlaid monograms typically indicated personal ownership or commission, rather than commercial manufacture. They are harder to find than cave a liqueurs.
Provenance: France / Austin Auction House
Materials: Mahogany with satinwood/stringing, Brass
Dimensions: 6.75"h x 9.25"w x 7.75"d
Disclaimers: Surface wear, scratches, and finish loss consistent with age; interior trays show use wear; small separations and age-related movement to wood; key present but lock functionality untested; no known restoration history.