20th C Napoleon III Style Pierced Brass and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Plaque Table Box
20th C Napoleon III Style Pierced Brass and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Plaque Table Box
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Additional Description
Decorative rectangular table box featuring finely pierced gilt brass scrollwork over a crimson velvet ground. The hinged lid is centered with an oval porcelain plaque decorated in the Sèvres taste, displaying hand-painted floral sprays within a powder-blue reserve and raised gilt border. The interior is lined in rich crimson velvet and retains its working lock, key, and tassel.
The combination of openwork brass, vibrant velvet lining, and porcelain plaque creates a strong French-inspired presentation reminiscent of Louis XV and Rococo decorative arts, though the construction indicates a 20th-century production.
Era
Likely Mid-20th Century, circa 1950–1975
History
Boxes of this type were produced throughout Europe during the mid-20th century as luxury decorative accessories inspired by 18th-century French caskets and ormolu-mounted objets de vertu. Many incorporated porcelain plaques modeled after those produced by the famous French porcelain manufactory at Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
Rather than serving as exact reproductions, these pieces were intended to evoke the elegance of French courtly decorative arts while functioning as jewelry, keepsake, or vanity boxes.
Provenance
Private collection. Specific ownership history unknown.
Materials
Pierced gilt brass
Porcelain plaque in the Sèvres style
Crimson velvet lining
Brass lock and key
Silk tassel
Dimensions
Please add measurements.
Condition
Very attractive overall presentation.
Interior velvet appears clean and well preserved.
Retains original key and tassel.
Minor wear and oxidation to lock and key.
Light rubbing and age-related wear to gilt finish.
No obvious losses noted to the pierced brass framework.
Hinge and lid appear functional.
Additional Description
Decorative rectangular table box featuring finely pierced gilt brass scrollwork over a crimson velvet ground. The hinged lid is centered with an oval porcelain plaque decorated in the Sèvres taste, displaying hand-painted floral sprays within a powder-blue reserve and raised gilt border. The interior is lined in rich crimson velvet and retains its working lock, key, and tassel.
The combination of openwork brass, vibrant velvet lining, and porcelain plaque creates a strong French-inspired presentation reminiscent of Louis XV and Rococo decorative arts, though the construction indicates a 20th-century production.
Era
Likely Mid-20th Century, circa 1950–1975
History
Boxes of this type were produced throughout Europe during the mid-20th century as luxury decorative accessories inspired by 18th-century French caskets and ormolu-mounted objets de vertu. Many incorporated porcelain plaques modeled after those produced by the famous French porcelain manufactory at Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
Rather than serving as exact reproductions, these pieces were intended to evoke the elegance of French courtly decorative arts while functioning as jewelry, keepsake, or vanity boxes.
Provenance
Private collection. Specific ownership history unknown.
Materials
Pierced gilt brass
Porcelain plaque in the Sèvres style
Crimson velvet lining
Brass lock and key
Silk tassel
Dimensions
Please add measurements.
Condition
Very attractive overall presentation.
Interior velvet appears clean and well preserved.
Retains original key and tassel.
Minor wear and oxidation to lock and key.
Light rubbing and age-related wear to gilt finish.
No obvious losses noted to the pierced brass framework.
Hinge and lid appear functional.