French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature full of story

full of story

All panels intact and functioning

Entry tables

Frames display beautifully with expected wear

Interior untouched and original

French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature full of storyFrench Gilt Bronze & Guilloch Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature An exquisite French gilt bronze and guilloch enamel casket, dating to the late 19th century, in the Louis XVI Revival style. The circular form features an openwork body of scrolling floral garlands and acanthus motifs, surmounted by a hinged lid centered with a hand painted portrait miniature of an elegant 18th century lady in powdered hair and blue gown. The portrait is framed within a