19th-Century French Gilt Bronze Box with Miniature Portrait The canvas displays an appealing

The canvas displays an appealing network of craquelure

Each volume is finely bound with gilt decorated spines

one of the most influential works in the preservation of early English and Scottish ballad tradition

and the overall presentation is both stately and spirited

19th-Century French Gilt Bronze Box with Miniature Portrait The canvas displays an appealing19th Century French Gilt Bronze Box with Miniature Portrait An elegant 19th century French gilt bronze casket, richly decorated with Neoclassical motifs. The box features finely cast ribbon tied garlands in relief along the sides and rests on small bun feet. The hinged lid is adorned with laurel branches and centered by a hand painted portrait miniature under glass, depicting a fashionable lady in 18th century attire with a large plumed hat. The