Antique French Napoleon III Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Portrait Miniature of Blue Eyed Beauty kiln-fired enamel box The pictures show the sterling

The pictures show the sterling decoration but accurately showing the engraved decoration on the glass was hard

1800 French military officer's portrait on top with his Legion of Honor medal

but it does have some crazing and staining visible on the back or underside of the platter

and is set in 18k gold as a brooch

Antique French Napoleon III Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Portrait Miniature of Blue Eyed Beauty kiln-fired enamel box The pictures show the sterlingFabulous antique French Napoleon III era jewelry casket, a serpentine shaped gilded bronze box with stunning hand painted portrait miniature of a blue eyed beauty! One can only describe it as Rococo Revival, often overlapping with the Napoleon III or Second Empire taste in France. The box casket itself with scrolling rocaille ornamentation, dense floral chasing and repouss work with a curving or serpentine outline and highly decorative, gilded