Wooden Box - ID Help Please

[woodbriar21]

Length- 5 5/8"

Height- 4 1/4"

Width- 3 1/8"

[sonomabarn67]

Try reproduction jeweled casket dresser box, applied print, early 1900'. Wood, gesso.

[argon38]

That Renaissance wedding scene is annoying me. I know the source painting has been identified on the board previously, but I cannot find the thread.

[argon38]

Ah, here we are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael) 

[sonomabarn67]

Looking at this again, and at the size, it is most likely a tourist offering from a nearby gallery to where the original painting is housed.

[maxine*j]

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@argon38 wrote:

Ah, here we are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael) 

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And that shows just how badly faded the reproduction on OP's box is.  

[argon38]

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@maxine*j wrote:

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@argon38 wrote:

Ah, here we are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael) 

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And that shows just how badly faded the reproduction on OP's box is.  

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That's true, but the aged and battered look of the box might not be an entirely bad thing in the eyes of buyers looking for a decorative piece.

[maxine*j]

Oh, I agree.  The fading is an indication of age and that may add to the appeal.  

[sterlingbays]

Gesso & gold gilding. Probably made in Italy though may be of other European manufacture. Are the faceted stones made of glass or acrylic? Is the artwork on top an applied piece of paper? Does the interior of the box have no smell or does it smell old? All questions that help date the piece & establish value. Good luck!