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1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Gold Raised Detailing Pill Trinket Box
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1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Gold Raised Detailing Pill Trinket Box

18th century
Sold 15 October 2026 · Bushells Antiques
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1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Shaped Gold Raised Detailing & Flowers Inside Pill Trinket Box

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H: 3 W: 5 L: 7.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this French Sevres Porcelain Box to the 18th Century.

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1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Shaped Gold Raised Detailing & Flowers Inside Pill Trinket Box

Dimensions:

H: 3 W: 5 L: 7.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this French Sevres Porcelain Box to the 18th Century.

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Fine art, porcelain, jewellery, silver, clocks, pictures, oriental objects d’art and furniture

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An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount. SOLD15 OCT 26
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Archive I An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount. SOLD15 OCT 26

1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Gold Raised Detailing Pill Trinket Box

Archive II An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount. View II
Archive III An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount. View III
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Archive V An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount. View V
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An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount.
1753 French Serves Porcelain Oval Gold Raised Detailing Pill Trinket Box
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An oval cobalt blue porcelain trinket box featuring intricate raised gold detailing of musical instruments and floral motifs with a hinged metal mount.
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  • ObjectTrinket Boxes
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Rococo
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gilt Metal, Gold Leaf
  • ColourCobalt Blue and Gold
  • MotifsMusical instruments motif, Leaf scrollwork, Hinged gilt mount

This 18th century French Rococo trinket box is an oval piece made from porcelain, gilt metal, and gold leaf in cobalt blue and gold. The exterior displays a rich cobalt blue glaze with elaborate raised gold leaf scrollwork, a central musical instruments motif, and floral decorations, complemented by a hinged gilt metal mount and a loop handle at the base. Visible signs of age include surface wear and rubbing to the gilded details across the convex lid. Measuring 3 cm in height, 5 cm in width, and 7.5 cm in length, the box is a compact accessory suited for practical storage. Today, the piece fits neatly into a modern interior as a bedside table accessory for holding small items such as pills, rings, or other tiny keepsakes. The classic French chateau aesthetic allows it to sit comfortably on a dressing table, mantelpiece, or display cabinet shelf among other decorative tabletop objects. The traditional materials and miniature scale provide a subtle historic touch to contemporary domestic spaces without dominating the surrounding arrangement.

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French porcelain production flourished in the eighteenth century, led by the Royal Manufacture of Sevres under the patronage of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. Small ornamental boxes were crafted to hold pills, snuff, or beauty patches, featuring rich cobalt glaze and elaborate hand-applied gold leaf decoration inspired by Rococo motifs.

These items were made from soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain, painted with heavy enamel glazes such as cobalt blue or turquoise. Hinged rim mounts were fashioned from gilt bronze, brass, or gilded copper, engineered with precise thumb catches to seal the container safely.

Authentic pieces generally feature hand-drawn maker marks under glaze, such as intertwined Ls, often enclosing a date letter indicator. Examination under magnification reveals hand-tooling on the metal mounts, weight indicative of porcelain rather than resin, and finely detailed hand-gilding with subtle wear consistent with period usage.

Small porcelain containers serve as refined decorative accents when placed on bedside tables, dressing room trays, or stacked books inside a bookshelf alcove. They add architectural detail, classical colour contrast, and texture to contemporary surface displays.

Clean gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth to remove dust without disturbing raised gilding or paint. Avoid soaking in water or using abrasive liquid cleaners, as moisture can compromise metal rim adhesives and chemically tarnish gilt finishes.
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