Silver box with country motifs and castle, frieze on lid and garlands

Description: Jewelry box, in embossed silver with folkloric motifs, gold interior and frieze surround. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 512.19 grams. ...

Description: Jewelry box, in relief silver with scrolls and plant motifs on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 207.26 grams. Dimensions: 10...

Description: Silver jewelry box with reliefs of a bucolic scene on the lid, floral motifs and an engraved surrounding frieze. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle....

Description: Jewelry box, in embossed silver with bows, garlands and friezes around the frame with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 227.96 gr...

Carved silver box, 20th century. Small silver box carved with a great variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Ro...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Burmese silver box; an addition to our diverse Asian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Bu...

This very interesting and decorative silver box was made in Siam now Thailand circa 1920. It is made from solid high grade silver (tested) and is beautifully decorated with niello w...

A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...