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Engraved Gilded Silver and Painted Enamel Compact Box

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160-1-492

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Love is a many splendored thing—unless it is unrequited. This exquisite compact box, masterfully painted in enamel and surrounded by a scallop-shaped frame set with faux lapis lazuli, depicts a copy of the painting Dante Meeting Beatrice by Henry Holiday. The scene shows a smitten Dante gazing upon Beatrice as she strolls with her two companions in Florence against the backdrop of the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Beatrice, who is married to another and is aware of Dante's feelings, properly ignores his longing stare. Lavish hand engraving on the reverse adds the finishing flourish to this captivating collectible. Crafted in silver circa turn-of-the-20th century. Condition note: enamel has a chip on one corner.

Details

Materials:
Silver
Length:
3 1/2 inches
Width:
3 Inches
Height:
3/8 Inch
Gram Weight:
84.3 Grams

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