A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED SIMULATED-MALACHITE JEWELLERY CASKET
MID-19TH CENTURY
Of shaped oval form, the top centred by an inset oval medallion modelled as a bearded Classical man; together with a French ormolu-mounted velvet casket, 19th Century, the lid centred by a lion
The simulated malachite casket: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high; 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) wide; 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) deep
The ormolu casket 4 in. (10 cm.) high; 4 in. (10 cm.) wide; 3 1/4 in. (8 cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED SIMULATED-MALACHITE JEWELLERY CASKET
MID-19TH CENTURY
Of shaped oval form, the top centred by an inset oval medallion modelled as a bearded Classical man; together with a French ormolu-mounted velvet casket, 19th Century, the lid centred by a lion
The simulated malachite casket: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high; 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) wide; 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) deep
The ormolu casket 4 in. (10 cm.) high; 4 in. (10 cm.) wide; 3 1/4 in. (8 cm.) deep