Box - Porcelain - Rare Napoleonic box

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Rare Napoléonien porcelain sdisplaying an Empire style, a free-fitting lidded box with polychrome and gold decoration, laurel garlands and a frieze of “Vert Empire” medallions with the crowned monogram N and Imperial Eagle, dimensions 12 x 7 x 7 cm, French origin, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, in good used condition with light ageing traces.

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Loose-fitting nesting box (no hinge) in white porcelain with a polychrome and gold decoration. The lid, slightly domed, features rich ornamentation in the First Empire style, characterized by a circular frieze alternating medallions reading “Vert Empire” with the crowned monogram “N” and the Imperial Eagle.

The object is adorned with laurel garlands, neoclassical scrolls, and slightly raised gilded beaded borders. The body of the box repeats the gilded laurel frieze motif around its circumference.

Style: Napoleonic / Empire.

Material: Fine porcelain.

Period: Probably late 19th or early 20th century.

A very refined display piece, ideal for a collector of Napoleonic-themed items or French decorative arts.

Loose-fitting nesting box (no hinge) in white porcelain with a polychrome and gold decoration. The lid, slightly domed, features rich ornamentation in the First Empire style, characterized by a circular frieze alternating medallions reading “Vert Empire” with the crowned monogram “N” and the Imperial Eagle.

The object is adorned with laurel garlands, neoclassical scrolls, and slightly raised gilded beaded borders. The body of the box repeats the gilded laurel frieze motif around its circumference.

Style: Napoleonic / Empire.

Material: Fine porcelain.

Period: Probably late 19th or early 20th century.

A very refined display piece, ideal for a collector of Napoleonic-themed items or French decorative arts.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Rare Napoleonic box
Country of origin
France
Material
Porcelain
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
7 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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