Antique Silvered Jewelry Box, Tavern Scene, France, 1880s

Beautiful silver-plated brass jewelry box, France, 1880s. Fine flower tendrils and blossom decorations on all sides. A christening party can be seen on the lid. In the center of the ...

Beautiful antique jewelry box with fine application on the lid of three Parisian dancing. Padded with burgundy velvet. Gilded brass, Fran...

Beautiful antique porcelain jewelry box. Signed " France Limoges" at the bottom. Limoges is a city in France that is known as the capital of ...

Wonderful stone jewelry box with glass lid. France, late 19th century.

Beautiful antique box made of gutta-percha, France, around 1880. Former used as a pyrogene and to put matches in, can now also be used wonderfully as a jewelry box. Exceptional ornam...

A special unique piece! Hand-painted, probably from France, late 19th century. Beautiful floral patterns in colorful and golden paint.

Very nice Antique solid mahogany jewelry box, comes with a Blue Velvet interior . and a Mirror in the lid of the box . Ideal for your watches . Good condition .

Solid sterling European box. 4.25 ounces. Sun, basket of fruit, flowers adorn the top of the box. Gold wash inside.

This 1880s Oversized Victorian Carved Wood Jewelry Box is quite unique in that it stands on thin, carved legs. The flower carvings are differen...

A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...

A gorgeous antique French Repousse dresser box, jewelry box, or decorative box France, Circa Late 19th Century Silver over bronze, with purple silk interior. Measures: 7.75"W x 6....

A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...