A French ormolu dresser box 5-1/2" x 4" x 4-1/4"H, standing on for cast foliate shaped legs, with one drawer with a ring pull below and a hinged lid on the top compartment. Inset in the lid is a hand painted portrait on ivory or celluliod of Marie Antoinette under a convex glass covering. Surrounding the portrait are applied ornaments including laurel branches, two winged cherubs holding flower wreaths and elaborate corner ornaments. The entire exterior surface is embellished in relief (except the underside). The interior surfaces are covered with silk. Underneath the silk of the lid is seen a kid leather backing on the miniature, with Marie Antoinette written in ink. (2-1/8" in diameter).
200/300 Sold $414.00
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