Lovely Georgian dragee box, circa the early 19th century. These boxes were usually filled with sugared almonds and were often given at weddings. This box features a glass top displaying a white dove holding an envelope with a heart in its beak. It is surrounded by a flower, a heart and what appears to be a flag, all bordered by a circle of flowers. The box is decorated with gilded card around the sides and a marbled card base. There is some fraying and disintegration to the scene under glas ...click for details
Stunning art nouveau celluloid box, dating from the first quarter of the 20th century. The deep crimson box features a gorgeous silver-tinted cameo of a classical woman on the top, with leaves entwined in her flowing hair. On the inside of the lid is pasted a photograph of a woman, dated 1913. The box is covered with a grape and floral motif and is signed on the bottom “T.P. Danbine Paris”. Measures 2 1/4” by 1 3/4”.
