French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze and Glass Jewelry Casket with Figural Mounts and Tufted Velvet Interior Antique

French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze and Glass Jewelry Casket with Figural Mounts and Tufted Velvet Interior AntiqueAdditional Description: A striking and highly decorative French Art Nouveau jewelry casket, crafted with beveled glass panels set within an ornate gilt bronze (ormolu style) frame. The piece is elevated on scrolling feet and adorned on the front with an exceptional figural mountfeaturing a dynamic composition of a winged bird in flight amidst flowing naturalistic forms, florals, and organic scrollwork, emblematic of the Art Nouveau movements

giving the piece strong architectural presence

Small keyhole suggests it originally had a working lock

a parody of a parliamentary session

influencing Darwin a century later

a jeweled pendant

Removable cobalt blue liner with decorative metal frame with beaded garland and fleur-de-lis style accents

A quiet stronghold of rural nobility

Empire Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Sofa - Salon settee/sofa

with associated later documents dated 1848

No major chips or cracks observed

From the "Globe Edition" (American preface dated Sept 1

Mid-to late 20th Century creation (post-1960s)