A French Silver Louis XVI Style Casket, Adolphe Boulenger, Paris, Last Quarter 19th Century

Property from a Canadian Private Collection

A French Silver Louis XVI Style Casket, Adolphe Boulenger, Paris, Last Quarter 19th Century
pierced with scrolls and emblems of love, the shields initialed BG, pilasters at the corners, the cover chased with fruit cornucopia and scrolling foliage within panels, fitted with a blue glass liner
marked on base and cover

10 oz 10 dwt excluding glass
330 g
length over handles 8 3/8 in.
21.3 cm

Condition Report:
One foot with repairs. Glass liner with a few small chips to rim. Otherwise good condition.