Jewellery box - Brass - Hand-Painted Miniature
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Brass heart-shaped vanity box from France, dating to circa 1850–1900, in a neoclassical/Rococo revival style, with a hand-painted miniature portrait on the lid and a velvet-lined interior.
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Elegant jewelry or vanity napkin box in a heart shape, made of brass/bronze with detailed lace-like motifs and scrolls in relief on the sides. The top features a central oval medallion framed with a hand-painted miniature portrait of a noblewoman in the late 18th-century style, showing a hairstyle with a blue ribbon and period clothing. The interior is lined with original dark velvet.
Year / Period: Circa late 19th century to early 20th century (c. 1890–1920). It is a neoclassical/Rococo revival piece that was very popular during the Belle Époque.
Origin: France (probably made in Paris, typical of French trinket boxes / snuff boxes made as keepsakes or for the vanity).
Material:
- Body: Gilded brass or bronze (ormolu), decorated with guilloché/floral engravings and reliefs.
- Lid / Medallion: Miniature painting on ivory or porcelain, protected under a convex glass/crystal.
- Interior: Dark velvet lining.
Height: 3cm
width: 8.8/7cm
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Elegant jewelry or vanity napkin box in a heart shape, made of brass/bronze with detailed lace-like motifs and scrolls in relief on the sides. The top features a central oval medallion framed with a hand-painted miniature portrait of a noblewoman in the late 18th-century style, showing a hairstyle with a blue ribbon and period clothing. The interior is lined with original dark velvet.
Year / Period: Circa late 19th century to early 20th century (c. 1890–1920). It is a neoclassical/Rococo revival piece that was very popular during the Belle Époque.
Origin: France (probably made in Paris, typical of French trinket boxes / snuff boxes made as keepsakes or for the vanity).
Material:
- Body: Gilded brass or bronze (ormolu), decorated with guilloché/floral engravings and reliefs.
- Lid / Medallion: Miniature painting on ivory or porcelain, protected under a convex glass/crystal.
- Interior: Dark velvet lining.
Height: 3cm
width: 8.8/7cm
Shipping and customs costs will be paid by the buyer via registered mail.
I do not ship to the USA
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Hand-Painted Miniature
Country of origin
France
Material
Brass
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
3 cm
Width
8.8 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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