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"énigme"
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The LeMarchand Box of Gateways


"énigme" is thought to have been created as a tribute to the "Box of Gateways" [link] by Albertus Magnus, and was made as a gift for american businessman and oil entrepreneur David Brown.
Mr Brown was widely vocal in his critisism of LeMarchands work and artistic ability, proclaiming to all who would listen that:

"That stuck up frenchman tries too hard to emulate the great pieces of Albertus Magnus, and fails dismally"

Upon hearing Mr Browns opinion of his work, LeMarchand tried repeatedly to meet with him but was always given the brush off by Mr Browns jeering men, until one day they mysteriously failed to turn in for work, leaving the path open by "lucky happenstance" for LeMarchand to meet with his critic.
Mr Brown was at lunch in a resteraunt when he was startled to find LeMarchand sitting opposite and smiling benignly, with a small package wrapped in perfumed hessian resting on the table in front of him.
According to witnesses, Mr Brown was at a loss for words and could do nothing but splutter impotently, until LeMarchand silenced him by gently sliding the mysterious package accross the table saying:

"Monseuir Brown, I am not in the habbit of making gifts*, but in your case I have made an exeption so that perhaps I may change your perception of my work... and since you adore so the works of the great Albertus, I have created this in homage to him. Enjoy"

So saying he stood and left, his gift still resting innocently on the table. Mr Brown stared at it a while in silence before hurriedly stuffing it unopened into his pocket and going on his way.

David Brown became an introvert almost overnight and died some 6 weeks later of a mystery illness having never, to anyones knowledge, divined the boxes secrets.

Recent testing of the boxes metal have found it to be platinum**, with osmium*** largely present, giving the box a distinctive odour.. this would serve to solve the mystery of Mr Browns illness, as the description of his symptoms and damage to his finger tips recorded by his personal physician match the symptoms and skin damage caused by osmium poisoning - it would appear that LeMarchand did not wish to take the chance that Mr Brown may never be able to open the box, and added insurance that revenge would be his...

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* the only other box known to have been made by LeMarchand as a gift was "Magdalenes Undoing" [link] , for Lara Ryan of the New York Ryans in the period immediately following his flight to America.

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**LeMarchand had discovered platinum and its uses from his relationship in france with physicist P.F. Chabaneau [link] , a relationship which Chabineau himself had tried hard to avoid, making him relieved when LeMarchand had left france for the new world.

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***LeMarchand would also use osmium in "The Acerbus Configuration" [link]



made in photoshop
other hellraiser inspired boxes -
Box of Gateways- [link]
Box of Pleasures - [link]
Box of Grief - [link]
the Acerbus configuration - [link]
LeMarchands Ring - [link]
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7ucille's avatar
Cool stuff you got there! :wow: