Elegant Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Jewelry Box, Raised Enamel Jewels, Likely Bressan portrait in oil it has almost no flaws

it has almost no flaws

One thinks of Vermeer a little

You can definitely see the French Impressionist movement influence in this later 1800s hand painted (artist signed) portrait miniature

or might have signed just on the rim so it would not be visible when in frame

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

Elegant Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Jewelry Box, Raised Enamel Jewels, Likely Bressan portrait in oil it has almost no flawsSuperb 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