French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature rendered from the sixth English

rendered from the sixth English edition of The Fable of the Bees

gift-worthy

Expected age wear to bindings and pages

1808–1893)

• Medium: Oil on canvas

French Gilt Bronze & Guilloché Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature rendered from the sixth EnglishFrench Gilt Bronze & Guilloch Enamel Box with Portrait Miniature An exquisite French gilt bronze and guilloch enamel casket, dating to the late 19th century, in the Louis XVI Revival style. The circular form features an openwork body of scrolling floral garlands and acanthus motifs, surmounted by a hinged lid centered with a hand painted portrait miniature of an elegant 18th century lady in powdered hair and blue gown. The portrait is framed within a