Palais Royal gilded goat-drawn Carriage with blue opaline Pot
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Palais Royal gilded goat-drawn Carriage with blue opaline Pot
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Palais Royal gilded goat-drawn Carriage with blue opaline Pot:
the silver-plated goat harnessed to a gilded two-wheeled carriage holding
a turquoise blue opaline glass cylindrical Pot; on a white marble base.
Circa 1880 and restored.
Height: | 2¼" | - | 6.0cm |
Width: | 3¾" | - | 9.5cm |
Projection: | 2¼" | - | 6.0cm |
Glossary Words
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.
opaline
Fine semi-opaque, white and coloured glass, developed by the French in the first half of the 19th century, with a translucent quality.