A High Quality French Enamel Vide Poche with Hand Painted Cherubs and Vermeil Mounts
Code: 15178
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A High Quality French Deep Burgundy Enamel Vide Poche with Hand Painted Cherubs and Vermeil (Silver Gilt) Mounts.
It is Finely Decorated with Hand-Painted Playful Putti Cherubs within a Romantic Landscape Setting.
It is Rectangular in Form with Shaped Sides, and Elegantly Mounted in Silver Gilt Featuring Twisted Ribbon Borders, Scrolling Handles, and Beautiful Fleur-de-Lys Feet — a Symbol Strongly Associated with French Royal Iconography and a Popular Motif During the Second Empire Period.
Raised on Four Stylised Fleur-de-Lys Supports with Additional Rococo-Inspired Scrollwork to the Base, the Composition Reflects the Revivalist Taste and Opulence of the Napoleon III Era.
Ideal as a Vide Poch or Miniature Cachepot.
CONDITION: Good, No Chips or Cracks
