19th Century French Belle Epoch Revolving Door Demilune Decorative Box

Description

A charming, rare, fine quality French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning, rich briar elm … more A charming, rare, fine quality French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning, rich briar elm burl inlays, the half-moon shaped bentwood revolving door decorative desk box - jewelry keepsake trinket small cabinet - cigarette or cigar case with flower needlepoint tapestry beneath a glass top framed by embossed floral foliate motif gilt metal border, embellished with sculpted and chiseled neoclassical swag bronze ormolu mounted accents over gilded running ornamentation.

The unusual form wooden case conceals a spinning door that opens by gently pushing on side, as the rotating door turns to the opposite side, the back of the door reveals a hideaway fitted interior divided into four compartments.

From the estate of legendary American businessman and billionaire, the late T. Boone Pickens.


Provenance:
Acquired from the Dallas, TX estate of T. Boone Pickens (b.1928 -2019). An American business magnate and financier.

J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting this item from the iconic Texas and Oklahoma oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens' Dallas home.

The breadth of T. Boone Pickens' career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur thereafter, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy accolades, Time magazine has identified him one of its "100 Most Influential People", Financial World named him "CEO of the Decade" in 1989, and Oil and Gas Investor identified him as one of the "100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century." less