1800's CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL WATER FONT SERPENTINE ONYX MEDIEVAL REVIVAL CHAMPLEVÉ

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BEAUTIFUL, 19TH CENTURY,
MEDIEVAL REVIVAL CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL
SMALL, TRAVEL-SIZED WATER FONT.
LOVELY FLORAL DESIGN INSPIRED BY MEDIEVAL CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMELING WORKS FOUND ON FRENCH RELIQUARY BOXES OR "CHASSES." THE N.Y.C METROPOLITAN MUSEUM CONTAINS FINE  EXAMPLES OF SUCH ARTIFACTS, AS WELL AS  19TH CENTURY FRENCH MEDIEVAL REVIVAL CHAMPLEVÉ  OBJECTS.
HAS A TINY, HINGED WATER RECEPTACLE WITH WHITE ENAMELING.
THE BASE IS MADE OF LIGHT GREEN SERPENTINE STONE WITH A GILT COPPER BACKING AND A RING FOR HANGING.
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NOTE THAT THERE ARE SOME SMALL DINGS AT THE EDGES OF THE STONE BASE: SEE PHOTOS. SOLD AS IT IS.
SMALL PORTABLE SIZE: ITS MEASUREMENTS ARE:  4" 3/8 LONG AT ITS LONGEST BY 2"7/8 WIDE AT ITS WIDEST. FOR MORE SIZE DETAILS, SEE THE PHOTOS TAKEN WITH A RULER.
WEIGHS 5.8 OZ.
ACQUIRED AT AN ESTATE IN FRANCE. MADE IN FRANCE C 1850-80.