Boîte à bijoux en métal argenté - Jewellery box - The...

Old silvered metal jewelry box – Decor inspired by François Boucher – Circa 1900 Elegant antique jewelry box of oval shape, in silvered metal, dating from the late 19th century or early 20th century, around 1900. Its lid features a delicate pastoral scene finely engraved, inspired by the work “Le Berger et le Nid offert” by the French painter François Boucher (1703-1770), famous representative of the Rococo style. The surround is richly adorned with floral motifs and scrolls on a guilloché background, in the Louis XV taste. Box resting on small decorative feet, with hinged lid. Period: around 1900. Provenance: France. Condition: good overall state of conservation, with signs of use, patina and wear to the silvering, notably on the inside. See photographs.

Estimate:$145.94

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