Antique French Napoleon III Blackamoor Cave á Liqueur, Caddy, Service, Barrell and Nubian Vendor, Cups Victoria's lover Brilliant to the eye

Brilliant to the eye

5" tall and up to 20 7/8" at its widest

950 silver content (95% pure silver and higher than the

the effect is sensual in the hand

the painting and a 18k gold frame (acid tested)

Antique French Napoleon III Blackamoor Cave á Liqueur, Caddy, Service, Barrell and Nubian Vendor, Cups Victoria's lover Brilliant to the eyeIt's rare to find one of these mid Victorian (Napoleon III 1850 70s) French liqueur sets, particularly in such fine condition and complete with all the old glassware. We've had a number of them over the decades, camels, elephants, lions, bulls, but the rarest of all and most sought after are the blackamoors. This is not a slave trade representation. The French banned slavery in 1784. The Napoleonic Empire's reach, however, elevated the national