20th C Napoleon III Style Pierced Brass and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Plaque Table Box Vintage

20th C Napoleon III Style Pierced Brass and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Plaque Table Box VintageAdditional Description Decorative rectangular table box featuring finely pierced gilt brass scrollwork over a crimson velvet ground. The hinged lid is centered with an oval porcelain plaque decorated in the Svres taste, displaying hand painted floral sprays within a powder blue reserve and raised gilt border. The interior is lined in rich crimson velvet and retains its working lock, key, and tassel. The combination of openwork brass, vibrant velvet

Block feet at bottom corners and overall tall vertical form = classical pier mirror proportions - made to sit on a console or floor level against wall paneling

mellow gilt surface with natural age toning and wear

minor wear to finish and mounts

producing barware and entertaining accessories intended for both domestic and hospitality use

adjusting watch parts

the interior frame is stamped “Breveté S

No guarantee of completeness beyond visible pages

the Vatican’s museum of ancient sculpture

From the vaults of a Dallas designer collection

Both works retain their finely engraved linework

and upward gaze

Likely dates the board to 1850-1870 and strongly ties the artwork to Paris