
Title
Box of the 'société des frères de juillet', in mahogany, 1831
Caption
Box of the 'société des frères de juillet'
In mahogany veneering with brass corners and fillets
38 x 24,5 x 19 cm
1831
Private collection
Info+
Cover inlaid with copper and ivory with the cross of the Three-day Revolution of 1830
Three different locks
This box probably belinged to one of the associations that gathered the Freemasons of the 'décorés de juillet' among which many were members. The three different locks remind of the masonic boxes that could only be opened by the three officers of the lodge.
Date
1831
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury
Reference
MBY11A01_349
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,2Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,1in x 9,4in / 4233 x 2822 (300dpi)