Opaline egg-shaped Box on wheels drawn by a donkey in harness
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Opaline egg-shaped Box on wheels drawn by a donkey in harness

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Opaline egg-shaped Box on wheels drawn by a donkey in harness:
the hinged turquoise blue glass egg on a gilded-bronze carriage
drawn by a silver-plated donkey; on a rectangular white marble
base. French, Palais Royal, circa 1900 and restored.

Height: 2¾" - 7.0cm
Width: 2¼" - 5.5cm
Projection: 3½" - 9.0cm

opaline

Fine semi-opaque, white and coloured glass, developed by the French in the first half of the 19th century, with a translucent quality.

gilded, gilt

A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.

Palais Royale

Small, French, gilded metal trinkets, some with Parisian scenes, many with mother-of-pearl insets. For instance, a gilded goat pulling a mother-of-pearl cart.

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