A Fine French ‘Palais Royale’ Ormolu Mounted Mother of Pearl Box
A Fine French ‘Palais Royale’ Ormolu Mounted Mother of Pearl Box
Period 1800-1850
Origin France
Medium Ormolu, Gouache, Mother of pearl, Glass
Dimension 4 x 13 x 7.5 cm (1⁵/₈ x 5¹/₈ x 3 inches)
A ‘jewellery’ or ‘trinket box’, the lid inset with a painted gouache of a townscape entitled ‘Ansicht von Wien’ and signed ‘Wigand’
Mother of Pearl, Ormolu, Gouache, Glass
France
Early 19th Century
SIZE: 4cm high, 13cm wide, 7.5cm deep – 1¾ ins high, 5¹⁄₈ ins wide, 3 ins deep
Period: 1800-1850
Origin: France
Medium: Ormolu, Gouache, Mother of pearl, Glass
Dimension: 4 x 13 x 7.5 cm (1⁵/₈ x 5¹/₈ x 3 inches)
Provenance: Ex Finch and Co, item no. 18a, catalogue number 19, Summer 2012
Literature: Originally made in the workshops of the Palace of the Duc d’ Orleans in Paris, these mother of pearl luxury articles became popular with fashionable Parisian society. This example of a Palais Royale box with a painted picturesque Viennese view was most probably made for the Austrian market and is a fine example of the grand tour souvenirs brought home by the aristocratic tourists of the day.
Finch & Co
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