Very Rare 19th C. Cobalt Blue Ground Sevres Porcelain Jewelry Box

Description

A very large and unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Sevres cobalt blue ground box signed Sarat. This box is truly a masterpiece. Sevres boxes, such as this one, are very unusual because of their large size, shape, and fine detail work. The box has an unusual rounded form and is decorated with three extremely finely painted panels, one main Watteau scene lovers panel on the top, one landscape panel on the front, and another landscape panel on the reverse. The box is highly decorated with raised 24K gold hand-painted decoration throughout. The gold decoration is raised over the cobalt blue ground and can be found all around the box, with laurel wreaths, checkered patterns, leaves, and flowers all hand-painted in raised 24K gold. The top main panel is beautifully hand-painted and shows three people, a man, and maiden playing cards together in a forest with another maiden seated beside them. The other panels are of landscape scenes with waterfalls, gorgeous meadows, and flowers all around. The front of the box consists of two white columns decorated in 24K gold decoration. The box is mounted on a beautiful dore bronze mount with a vined pattern. The inside of the box still consists of its original silk liner and cushion. The bottom is marked with a cobalt blue crossed S mark for Sevres. Marked on the interior "Chateau Des Tuileries". France, Circa: 1860.

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