Decorative box
Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully (1559-1641)
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1900 - 2000
Materials
porcelain, gilt and gilt metal
Measurements
32 x 63 x 45 mm
Place of origin
France
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220207
Summary
Porcelain rectangular, cushion-shaped box. Decorated with floral bouquet and signed Sully. Pale blue ground, gilt metal mounted hinged lid. French, 20th century
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976 and erroneously inventoried on loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976 and subsequently purchased by the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Mairi Bury 2012.
Credit line
Mount Stewart The Londonderry Collection
Marks and inscriptions
Sully/Made in France
Makers and roles
Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully (1559-1641), artist