Antique French Gilt Brass Cloisonne Chinoiserie Champleve Jewelry Box Casket, 1880 Sculpture 17 cm X 11 cm

17 cm X 11 cm

red iron oxide glazes and heightened with gilded decoration

The bronze sculpture truly captures the energy of the horses & riders in full flight

the arched top is mounted with a gilt bronze head of a cherub

the base with four graduated drawers with the original Rococo brass hardware

Antique French Gilt Brass Cloisonne Chinoiserie Champleve Jewelry Box Casket, 1880 Sculpture 17 cm X 11 cmA fine antique 19th century French Chinoiserie gilt brass, Cloisonn and Champlev jewelry box, with a rock crystal top, circa 1880. This exquisite box with a thick chamfered hinged rock crystal lid inset into a gilt brass crenelated bezel, the box with a ball shaped catch closes tightly. The base with a black enamel background is decorated with Champlev Chinese figures; some with butterfly nets, figures juggling blades, musicians and ladies of the