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Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.

Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.

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November 29, 2025 12:00 PM GMT+02:00
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Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris circa 1860. On a noble, dark brown background with a golden net and antique grotesques, the lid depicts a preening nymph with a cupid adorning her hair. The vignette at the base depicts a flirtatious scene, apparently with the same cherub, dove and basket of flowers, again in pursuit of the escaping mistress. Labeled: Violettes Paris. On the inside of the rim there is a memorial date: April 18, 1880. Parisian gold hallmarks from 1838, corresponding to 750 standard, are on the bottom of the powder compact. Inside the lid there is an original mirror. Height: 3cm. length-5cm. Weight:73.94g
Art:
europe
Height:
3 cm
Width:
5 cm
Depth:
5 cm
Period:
19th century
Style:
Napoleon III
Country:
France
Material:
Gold, Enamel
Condition:
Revive
Fair
Good
Very good
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ENAMEL MINIATURE
 Enamel miniature is a pictorial technique in which an image is executed with enamel paints on a metal ground and fixed by successive firings. Emerging during the Renaissance, it developed in France, Switzerland, Germany, England and Russia, becoming an important component of European jewellery and decorative arts. ... Read More
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