"Jewelery Box In Earthenware Decor Enamels Signed Creil And Montereau"
VERY LUXURIOUS JEWELRY BOX FROM THE CREIL AND MONTEREAU MANUFACTURE. SIGNED B ET CIE HOLLOW. BARLUET ET CIE CIRCA 1876 - 1884. SIGNATURE OF THE PAINTER H. PAINTER OF THE MANUFACTURE. OF CREIL. SUPERB JAPANESE DECOR, TWO BIRDS ON A CHRYSANTHEMUM BRANCH. + BUTTERFLIES, DRAGONFLIES, HAND PAINTED DRAWINGS AND ENAMEL ENHANCEMENTS. VERY LUXURIOUS BRASS AND BRONZE FRAME IN ART NOUVEAU STYLE WITH BAMBOO AND FLOWER-SHAPED CLASP. SUPERB CLAW FEET. LIKE ANY PRESTIGIOUS JEWELRY BOX: PADDED INTERIOR. EVERYTHING IS ORIGINAL, END XIXth. SUPERB PIECE OF COLLECTIO N. LARGE JEWELRY BOX. VERY GOOD STATE. SOME NORMAL SATIN WEAR GIVEN ITS AGE.