Rare French Palais Royal Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Glass Egg Casket Box

Name: Rare French Palais Royal Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Glass Egg Casket Box
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1107919
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Julie Cartwright Antiques

Description

This stunning and rather rare 19th C. French Palais Royal blue opaline glass casket dates circa 1870. The rich blue opaline glass egg with a central ormulu hinge. The top embellished by a gilt leaf. The egg mounted a beautiful bronze dore tripod satnd applied with leaves.

Palais Royal is a term used to describe, not a single manufacturer, but to a name given to a small area around the Royal Palace that specialised in producing small elaborate works of art and gifts in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Dimensions:

Height: 12cm / 5 inches.

Maximum diameter: 6cm / 2.4 inches.

Delivery:

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Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.

Postage USA (including US import duties): £45.00

Postage overseas: £25 International Signed For.

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Physical Dimensions

Height

12cm (4.72")

Width

6cm (2.36")

Depth

6cm (2.36")

Declaration

Julie Cartwright Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1107919

Dealers Internal Reference

NOVE78

Description

fig 1. RARE FRENCH PALAIS ROYAL ORMOLU MOUNTED BLUE OPALINE GLASS EGG CASKET BOX — fig 1. Rare French Palais Royal Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Glass Egg Casket Box

Palais Royal is a term used to describe, not a single manufacturer, but to a name given to a small area around the Royal Palace that specialised in producing small elaborate works of art and gifts in the 18th and 19th centuries.