19th C French Palais Royal Blue Opaline Egg Carriage with Horses
19th C French Palais Royal Blue Opaline Egg Carriage with Horses
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Blue Opaline Egg Pulled By Bronze Horses
Opaline and gilt bronze carriage casket
Mid-19th C French Palais-Royal piece (circa 1830-1860)
Bonbonniere, jewel casket, or table ornament
Turquoise blue French opaline glass, blown and polished
Ormolu mounts with foliate and scroll motifs, joined to a carriage chassis with miniature cast wheel
Horses are cast and patinated bronze or silvered bronze, with gilt harness details and twisted wire reins
White marble or alaster plinth
Ateliers with nearly identical pieces --> Tahan, Giroux et Cie, and Boin-Taburet/Vervelle
Turquoise opaline color was the height of fashion during the reign of Louis-Phillippe (1830s-40s) and the Second Empire
Carriage design symbolized luxury, speed, and modern elegance
Blue Opaline Egg Pulled By Bronze Horses
Opaline and gilt bronze carriage casket
Mid-19th C French Palais-Royal piece (circa 1830-1860)
Bonbonniere, jewel casket, or table ornament
Turquoise blue French opaline glass, blown and polished
Ormolu mounts with foliate and scroll motifs, joined to a carriage chassis with miniature cast wheel
Horses are cast and patinated bronze or silvered bronze, with gilt harness details and twisted wire reins
White marble or alaster plinth
Ateliers with nearly identical pieces --> Tahan, Giroux et Cie, and Boin-Taburet/Vervelle
Turquoise opaline color was the height of fashion during the reign of Louis-Phillippe (1830s-40s) and the Second Empire
Carriage design symbolized luxury, speed, and modern elegance