Candy container or "bonbonnière" - Charles X - Bronze (gilt), Glass - circa 1830
A very rare candy container or "bonbonnière" in the form of a fortified tower with battlements, a flag and door with heavy hinges and lock, placed on a glass platform with bronze edges and a stack on four cannonballs on each edge. Made of gilded and finely chiseled bronze and engraved glass. Signed by the maker : "Goauche à Paris". Paris (France) . Charles X era. Circa 1830. Dimensions: H (with flag) 27. 5cm ; platform 14. 5cm x 14. 5cm ; diameter (glass) 8cm
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A very rare candy container or "bonbonnière" in the form of a fortified tower with battlements, a flag and door with heavy hinges and lock, placed on a glass platform with bronze edges and a stack on four cannonballs on each edge. Made of gilded and finely chiseled bronze and engraved glass. Signed by the maker : "Goauche à Paris". Paris (France) . Charles X era. Circa 1830. Dimensions: H (with flag) 27. 5cm ; platform 14. 5cm x 14. 5cm ; diameter (glass) 8cm
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