A rare ebony & gilded bronze casket with 1 key, from the Comtesse de Polignac collection, Napoleon III period, in the manner of Alphonse Giroux
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A French mid-19th century Renaissance style gilt bronze mounted ebony jewellery casket
the mounts possibly by Emmanuel Frémiet
the lower four corners with reclining angels on scrolls with floral garlands, surmounted by a spreading hinged lid centred by a cartouche depicting a scene with dancing figures and flanked by angels playing horns, with a reclining troubadour figure to each corner, 37cm wide, 26cm deep, 16cm high (14.5" wide, 10" deep, 6" high).
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,900 - 5,500

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    from the Comtesse de Polignac collection, Paris.

Category: Furniture / European Furniture and Works of Art

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