A rectangular opaline bulle de savon box, moulded with vertical bamboo-style fluting along the body and a starburst ribbed pattern radiating from the centre of the domed lid. Fitted with a chased gilt-brass hinged rim band and its original ornate working lock with key.
France, attributed to Baccarat, Saint-Louis or Bercy, Restauration / Charles X period, circa 1820–1830.
Height: 8 cm. Width: 11.5 cm. Depth: 8.5 cm.
Very good overall condition, complete with original key.
Ribbed opaline glass lockboxes from the French Restoration period were prized vanity items for high-society dressing tables. The opalescent glass, geometric fluting and finely chased gilt-metal mounts illustrate the craftsmanship of early 19th-century French glassworks.
