"Box In Crystal And Silver, France Late Nineteenth Century"
Circular cut crystal box, with twisted body and flat bottom decorated with stars. The repoussé, domed silver cover is decorated with scrolls of foliage and gadroons which surround a blank floral escutcheon on a mat background underlined by a few stems of reeds. Light gilding inside. Rococo style, work from the end of the 19th century. Silver 950/1000, Minerva hallmark Master Goldsmith: Doutre Roussel Claude, Paris circa 1895 Clear crystal, certainly from Baccarat Height: 9 cm Diameter: 11 cm Weight: 505 gr Lid: 113 gr Very good condition / without chips or shocks