Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket

This enchanting green glass and silver casket from renowned French art glass company Daum evokes the verdant lushness of a summer garden. Finely detailed silver clovers and vines encircle rich green glass in this luminescent and highly unique piece. Daum has been one of the most important names in French art glass since the late 19th century. Employing a team of talented artists, the firm produced both commercial glass and singular pieces of outstanding quality. Daum glass was first produced in about 1872, manufacturing plate glass and tableware for the French market in Nancy, and it was in 1890 that Auguste and Antonin Daum...

The time-honored decorative techniques of pietre dure and micromosaic are combined in this rare and exceptionally-crafted Grand Tour casket. Serving as a m...

A delightful French basket mounted in doré bronze which provides the framework for the six panels veneered in mother-of-pearl and set with French porcelain plaques...

This monumental 19th-century ormolu liqueur casket is exemplary of the masterful craftsmanship of the famed luxury firm Baccarat. The doors open to reve...

A mid nineteenth century French ormolu casket with a central Sèvres porcelain cartouche painted in the eighteenth century style. The gilded ormolu is elaborately carved with feathe...

A refined Napoleon III period decorative box, made of ormolu gilt casted bronze. Richly ornate floral motifs. It has an illegible signature. The liner inside has been renewed. Includ...

Table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with hand-engraved engravings in the Frenc...

A most elegant French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, ormolu, and brass box. The box is raised by fine ormolu ball feet below a lovely wrap around mottled band. Each ebony si...