Rare Antique Black Forest Carved 11" Chest, Cabinet, Box: Animalier Style FOX with Pup or Kit English Portrait Miniature Legrand & Co

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That is sometimes seen in Eastern European miniatures from the era

and the frame has one very small flaw on edge left of her top of head

There is no loss or lifting to the boulle front and lid though there is some crazing to the red shell veneer

Rare Antique Black Forest Carved 11" Chest, Cabinet, Box: Animalier Style FOX with Pup or Kit English Portrait Miniature Legrand & CoA favorite theme we see carried out in fine works of art in bronze and painting from the Animalier movement, mid 1800, this exquisitely crafted fox with its kit or pup is entirely hand carved in wood, surrounded by foliage. The attention to detail and the fine craftsmanship are fabulous. The chest is an upright miniature cabinet WONDERFUL as a furniture piece for a special doll, say your favorite BRU or other antique doll, and is made like a miniature