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Champleve Enamel and Banded Agate Double Sided Pill Box / Snuff Box (France 1880)
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Champleve Enamel and Banded Agate Double Sided Pill Box / Snuff Box (France 1880)

19th century
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CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND BANDED AGATE DOUBLE SIDED PILL BOX / SNUFF BOX (FRANCE 1880)

An elegant and desirable 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate pill or snuff box c. 1880. The box of oval form with a frieze of colourful flowers rendered in champlevé enamel against a white ground that scroll in a band around the central body of the box.

The cover and base of the box also feature bevelled double sided banded agate with beautiful colour, luminosity, and transparency. The cover is hinged and the hinge is in fantastic condition.

Wonderful condition with only a couple of miniscule, hard to see losses commensurate with the age of the piece.

Physical Dimensions
Height
1.8cm (0.71")
Width
5.2cm (2.05")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this Champleve Enamel Agate Box to the 19th Century.

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SA1227292
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CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND BANDED AGATE DOUBLE SIDED PILL BOX / SNUFF BOX (FRANCE 1880)
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An elegant and desirable 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate pill or snuff box c.
The English Interior

1880. The box of oval form with a frieze of colourful flowers rendered in champlevé enamel against a white ground that scroll in a band around the central body of the box.

fig 1. A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides.
fig 1. Champleve Enamel and Banded Agate Double Sided Pill Box / Snuff Box (France 1880)

The cover and base of the box also feature bevelled double sided banded agate with beautiful colour, luminosity, and transparency. The cover is hinged and the hinge is in fantastic condition.

Wonderful condition with only a couple of miniscule, hard to see losses commensurate with the age of the piece.

Height
1.8cm (0.71")
Width
5.2cm (2.05")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this Champleve Enamel Agate Box to the 19th Century.

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SA1227292
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Archive I A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides.

Champleve Enamel and Banded Agate Double Sided Pill Box / Snuff Box (France 1880)

Archive II A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides. View II
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Archive VIII A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides. View VIII
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A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides.
CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND BANDED AGATE DOUBLE SIDED PILL BOX / SNUFF BOX (FRANCE 1880)
Ref: SA1227292
A late 19th-century French double-sided oval box with banded agate panels and floral champleve enamel sides.
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FAQs

Champleve is an enamelling technique where carved recesses in a metal base are filled with vitreous enamel and fired, a method widely used in 19th-century France for decorating small ornamental containers.

19th-century French snuff boxes frequently combine gilt bronze or brass mounts with cut hardstones such as banded agate, accompanied by multi-coloured champleve enamel detailing.

Authentic late 19th-century pieces display hand-carved metal cells with minor irregularities, hand-polished enamel surfaces, and characteristic age wear on the gilded metal fittings.

Small objects of vertu are typically displayed on a mantelpiece, set upon a vanity tray, or arranged within a glass display cabinet to add historic detail to a room.

Dust gently with a dry microfibre cloth and avoid chemical cleaners, liquid solvents, or immersion in water, which can degrade enamel and loosen stone mounts.
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