Decorative ornament - France

Vanity pot or powder box in blue opaline glass, bulbous circular shape, standing on a white foot. The body is hand-decorated with lotus flowers, fruits and vegetal scrolls in raised, polychrome enamels in pink, white, blue and yellow.

Removable lid in silver, richly worked in relief, with neoclassical Rococo-inspired decoration of shells, volutes, floral motifs and a monogram plaque. The top handle is in the form of a fantastical animal or stylized dragon.

Guarantee mark apparently compatible with the boar’s head, used on small silver items. A diamond-shaped maker’s punch, too worn to allow a secure attribution. The boar’s head is a French mark applied to small silver articles from 1838, usually associated with a minimum fineness close to 800/1000. Thus, the piece is likely French, dating to the second half of the 19th century, possibly between 1860 and 1890.

Probable origin: Portugal
Period: second half of the 19th century
Materials: opaline glass, polychrome enamels and silver
Dimensions: 11 × 8.5 cm
Weight of the silver lid: 60 grams
Total weight: 195 grams

Condition: In good condition. Signs of age and use. No structural fractures.