Gilt Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box, France, Late 19th Century

Metal seashell jewelry box. France, late 19th century. It has silk inside.

Onyx, champlevé and gilt bronze jewelry box. Louis XV style, France, circa 1890.

Gilt-bronze, onyx and enamel cloisonné centerpiece. France, Late 19th century.

Crystal and gilt bronze jardinière. France, late 19th century.

Enamel and gilt bronze jardiniere. France, late 19th century.

Gilt bronze chandelier. France, late 19th century.

Beautiful onyx and gilt bronze champlevé enamel jewelry box in a chest design; made in France in the Late 19th Century, having a soft red velvet interior and impeccable hand-painted ...

Late 19th century gilt bronze and Wedgwood style porcelain etched jewelry box The etched gilded box mounted with twelve blue porcelain plaques depict...

This French Empire 19th century rectangular porcelain dresser box or jewlery decorative casket has a wonderfully patinated powder blue/cerulean light blue background color and features grotesque masks, architectural vase, fruit, flowers and leafy scrolled design throughout painted as a trompe l’oeil in the round. Ormolu mounts enrich the whole box. The paintings on this casket are striking as is the color palette used, a wonderful mix of light purple, cream, blue and soft brown. The lid is centered by a grotesque mask inspired by antiquity. The front, back and sides are profusely decorated with architectural elements, cartouches and volutes. The design is centered by a vase with a fruit arrangement that appear to be plums. The decoration could refer to the allegory of autumn and the mask painted on the lid could refer to Bacchus. Both the color of the porcelain and the paintings are very unusual and a sign of high quality and uniqueness.The box was most probably given to a high-ranking lady as a gift on the occasion of her marriage, or perhaps after the birth of a child. The lidded box is fitted with ormolu mounts, hinges and clasp. A gilt bronze band finelly chiseled in the form of a rope adorns the upper part. The trinket box rests on four gilt bronze lion paw feet. This striking French porcelain box...

Hand painted with Sèvres Porcelain plaque insert. Velvet-lined box inscribed by maker.

Small baroque jewelry box in embossed gilted bronze with inner compartments and key.

An antique decorative lidded box with a bronze dog. The base made of wood, with onyx paneled against it, which is framed with floral ornate copper rims. The...