Orientalist Bjoux Box In Gilt Bronze Napoleon III Cast Iron Barbedienne Box Nineteenth

Old jewelry box in chiseled and gilded bronze. Work of the prestigious ferdinand Barbedienne house. Orientalist decor decorated with plants and palm leaves. Signed under the F. Barbedienne base Napoleon III period Very good condition. 10cm in diameter, 8.3cm in height


Biography Born in 1810, died in Paris in 1892, Ferdinand Barbedienne created and directed at n ° 30 boulevard Poissonnière in Paris, one of the most important art foundries during the second half of the Nineteenth century. In addition to his own production, Barbedienne works for the most renowned sculptors such as Barrias, Clésinger or even Carrier-Belleuse. At the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862, Barbedienne exhibited "opaque cloisonné enamels", most of which were designed by Constant Sévin, and won medals in three different classes: fine art furniture, goldsmith's work and art bronzes, in particular. for the happy combination of bronze and enamel (Oriental style cup, Château de Compiègne, Inv. C 71-122). Appointed Officer of the Legion of Honor, he was made Commander in 1878, following the Universal Exhibition where the jury compared him to "a prince of Industry and the bronze king".