A Gilt Bronze And Porcelain Box, Napoleon 3

A gilt bronze and porcelain box with a hinged lid. The chiseled bronze frame decorated with foliage, flowers, leaves and fruits accommodates porcelain plaques enameled with monochrome designs on a blue background. Playing putti are depicted lying on the grass, dreaming or reading, as well as music trophies. In the upper part of the lid there is a woman reclining next to a gilded bronze lamb. Signed SIRAUDIN, 17 rue de la Paix. Interior upholstered in midnight blue fabric.
Dim: W 7.87 in / P 5.9 in / H 6.69 in .

Paul Siraudin (1812-1883). This box probably comes from the house set up by Pierre Paul Désiré SIRAUDIN (1812-1883), playwright and librettist, whose other passion was commerce, a passion which he realized by opening a shop at 17 rue de la Paix; a prestigious place in Paris under Napoleon III, where sweets chosen by Mr. Siraudin, poet and chocolatier and confectioner, were sold. The house offered the most luxurious gift packaging.

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