Item No. 10073: A French Gilt Metal Box With Limoges Enamel Portrait Set in Bespoke Leather and Silk Lined Box, ca. 1890

The round gilt metal box with engine turned fine decoration of palm leaves and horn of plenty, the lid inset with a finely Limoges plaque of a young woman with red headdress, the painted plaque initialled, the gilt metal box set in a silk lined leather box.
French c. 1890
Length with outer box: 6.25 in (16cm) x 6.25 in (15.5cm) x 3.25 in (8.25cm)
Diameter of gilt metal box: 4 in (10cm), Height: 1.6 in (4.2cm)
Price: £1,250

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