Bressans Enamel And Silver-gilt Photo Holder Medallion 1900 In Case

This pretty Bressans enamel jewel is in vermeil. The oval medallion opening with a hinge is decorated on one side with a Bressans enamel plate with a blue background, including in its traditional decoration three crystals set in red and green.
The rim is decorated with enamel "pearls" on a gold godet. Three rows of twisted vermeil wire surround the setting of the motif. The back side is plain. Inside, a compartment closed by a domed glass in a hinged frame protects the photo of a lovely young woman from the beginning of the 20th century. Crab and manufacturer's hallmarks (illegible) on the fixed ring of the bail.

In its wooden case covered with paper imitating leather decorated with a small iron numbered with the initials LB Lined with satin and cream velvet, the interior is marked:
EXPOSITION UNIVelle1900
GRAND PRIX
A.Fornet
BOURG

Amédée FORNET is one of the great enamelers of Bourg en Bresse, he made his art shine throughout the world by his participation in the universal exhibitions of his time. He has a street named after him in Bourg en Bresse. His history and the photo of his shop: https://patrimoines.ain.fr/n/les-emaux-bressans/n:409#p1571

Enamel in perfect condition, old patina of the exterior gilding, very slight denting on the back.
France period 1900.
Dimensions of the medallion height 3cm (excluding ring) x 2.4cm x 1.3cm
Weight 12g for the medaillon