Napoleon III Boulle Style Double Perfume Casket with Enamel Bottles French, Paris, circa 1860–1875 while a darker horse lingers

while a darker horse lingers in the open doorway beyond

The handle is richly decorated with repoussé detailing and terminates in an engraved cap bearing the elegant script monogram “MOF

the piece displays the hallmarks of an accomplished academic painter

with the weight and subtle translucency that distinguish early hand finished examples from later reproductions

and daily life blend into something timeless and poetic

Napoleon III Boulle Style Double Perfume Casket with Enamel Bottles French, Paris, circa 1860–1875 while a darker horse lingersNapoleon III Boulle Style Double Perfume Casket with Enamel Bottles French, Paris, circa 18601875 An exceptional Napoleon III period luxury perfume casket, richly decorated in the celebrated Boulle style with intricate gilt brass arabesque inlay set against deep red tortoiseshell effect panels. This type of elaborate marquetry, inspired by the work of Andr Charles Boulle at the court of Louis XIV, saw a dramatic revival in France during the mid