French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature brass-mounted hardware

brass-mounted hardware

Frames display beautifully with expected wear

suggests an academically trained hand

famous for sharing his cloak with a beggar

Interior untouched and original

French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature brass-mounted hardwareFrench Gilt Bronze & Guilloch Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature An exquisite French gilt bronze and guilloch enamel casket, dating to the late 19th century, in the Louis XVI Revival style. The circular form features an openwork body of scrolling floral garlands and acanthus motifs, surmounted by a hinged lid centered with a hand painted portrait miniature of an elegant 18th century lady in powdered hair and blue gown. The portrait is framed within a