Elegant Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Jewelry Box, Raised Enamel Jewels, Likely Bressan portrait in oil Gold and silver inkwells began

Gold and silver inkwells began to make an appearance

this large 26" x 17" hand carved panel is ready to build into your own paneling or cabinetry

or perhaps mounted to a black lacquered wooden plaque/frame

We always watch for them and have had many sets over the years

which is very little considering age

Elegant Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Jewelry Box, Raised Enamel Jewels, Likely Bressan portrait in oil Gold and silver inkwells beganSuperb little gem of an antique kiln fired enamel jewelry box with figural Griffen cabriole legs, c. 1840 70, in Celeste or 'Sevres' blue with raised dot jeweling in enamel typical of those made by enamelists of Bresse, France, or 'Bressan'. This type of boxes were also made with a bit different styling by enamelist decorators in the community of Sevres, France. Since this type of enamel work is a ceramic, decorators overlapped, but did congregate in