Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 145

Wardrobe trunk for the Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, future...

Estimate :
3 000 - 5 000 EUR

Wardrobe trunk for the Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, future Queen of France and wife of King Louis XVI. In wood, trimmed with leather, with rounded lid, reinforced and barded with studded wrought-iron bands, and trimmed with wide wooden protective bands. Remains of the "GARDE ROBE DE LA DAUPHINE N°7" brass stud inscription on the lid (missing). Closed by two wrought-iron key locks with lock covers (one clasp torn off). Transportable by two strong wrought-iron folding handles. Height: 50 cm. Length: 1m12 x 52 cm. Wear and tear, missing leathers and reinforcements. Circa 1780. Related works: -Travel trunk, wardrobe of Madame la Dauphine. Preserved at the Châteaux of Versailles and Trianon, bearing the number 10, this trunk is similar in appearance, markings and dimensions to our own. - Trunk from the "Chambre de la reine n° 10". This is another very similar trunk, made for the former Dauphine who became Queen in 1774. Osenat, Versailles, sale May 24, 2020 -Travel trunk, garde-robe de Mme la Dauphine, n°5. Osenat, Versailles, sale November 15, 2020

Sunday 07 July 2024 - 14:00 - Live
9-11, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau