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A French late 19th century enamel vesta case
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A French late 19th century enamel vesta case
Oblong with sloping curved top decorated with the figure of a horse, inside of cover in blue enamel with motto 'Honni soit, qui mal y pense', front painted with a half dressed female figure carrying a tray of apples with banner inscribed ' qui veut ses pommes', the reverse depicting a bare-breasted female figure in an interior scene with a classical sculpture, the sides decorated in blue enamel with horse shoe, whip and bridle motifs, circa 1895, 5,1cm high, cased by Tessier, London
Oblong with sloping curved top decorated with the figure of a horse, inside of cover in blue enamel with motto 'Honni soit, qui mal y pense', front painted with a half dressed female figure carrying a tray of apples with banner inscribed ' qui veut ses pommes', the reverse depicting a bare-breasted female figure in an interior scene with a classical sculpture, the sides decorated in blue enamel with horse shoe, whip and bridle motifs, circa 1895, 5,1cm high, cased by Tessier, London