Antique French Signed Limoges Portrait Jewel Enamel Bronze Vanity Trinket Box

  

This Wonderful Antique Dresser or Vanity box is a Beauty. It is a 19th Century French Bronze, Gilded Jewelry Casket mounted on top with a Gorgeous Portrait Enamel of a young woman.

This finely cast Bronze Vanity Box measures approximately 3-3/8 wide by 4-5/8" long and 1-3/4" high. The enamel plaque on top measures about 1-5/8 in diameter. The enamel plaque plaque is signed, "Le Roy, Limoges" on the right and has three intertwined initials that we think are, "HCA". The portrait features a woman wearing an Emerald Green Gown with Gold trim and a deep Red shawl that shows off one shoulder. She has long Brown hair and on her head she is wearing a Gold Headpiece with Ruby color Jewels hanging from its edges.

She has porcelain color skin tones and the background is dark. This Jewel box has a solid top and bottom and sides that are cutout to show the brown velvet liner through its sides. It is embellished with Ribbons, Garlands, Flowers and Scrolls together with a Shield on the front with a 3-initial Script Monogram that we think are, "ACB".

The bottom of this box is Flat. The interior has a Brown Velvet fabric over what appears to be a stiff board base.

Overall this Bronze Jewel Box, and the Enamel Plaque on top is in excellent condition with no damage. Under a Jeweler's Loupe we see that the Enamel has several tiny kiln pops. The hinge is straight and the box closes tightly.

The Brown Velvet lining may not be original; it is in very good condition and Gilded finish on the surface is in very good condition. We've shown in our last photo where the lining on the front and side can be pulled away revealing the cutout bronze decoration of the sides of the box.

The item "Antique French Signed Limoges Portrait Jewel Enamel Bronze Vanity Trinket Box" is in sale since Sunday, August 02, 2015. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Other Antique Decorative Arts"." and is located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia.

• Style: Victorian
• Age: 1850-1899
• Primary Material: Bronze
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Type: Boxes
• Country/Region of Origin: France
• Maker: Le Roy, Limoges