Wonderful antique French Napoleon III era Empire or Louis XVI Revival style jewelry casket, an ornate box or miniature vitrine with a figural tableau in bas relief featuring Pan, satyr or faun figures, grapes & foliage, flaming urns with ram's head sides and thick beveled glass lid! A very nice large example of elegant old French bas relief work, an early manufactured good for the Grand Tour and export business. The sides of the casket with a silver or nickel plated finish with rich deep bas relief scenes, the lid with a rectangular deeply beveled glass so the contents can be seen or admired as would be the case with a miniature vitrine. A great piece and one of a collection of similar bas relief pieces that we're adding this week including a desk or boudoir clock, pocket watch display boxes and another large oval jewelry casket so, be sure to browse some while you're with us. Thanks!
Very good to excellent condition. No chips or damage to the glass, no dents or damage to the metal that I can see but the images do show that the scrolled cabriole style legs are slightly less than perfectly symmetrical. The original red silk or satin interior lining is intact, the tufted base does have one small tear/separation in the front right corner. See pictures for all measurements.
