Antique French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, Farm Scene, Empire Style Gilt Bronze Ormolu Frame ceramic topped by duck-bill shaped hinged

topped by duck-bill shaped hinged lid and scroll form handle

weighs an impressively heavy 302

The bottom of the blotter is fabricated out of wood with blotting paper

Monogrammed with interlaced initials PC

Measures 3 5/8" length

Antique French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, Farm Scene, Empire Style Gilt Bronze Ormolu Frame ceramic topped by duck-bill shaped hingedSuperb antique 19th century French Limoges kiln fired enamel on copper plaque, housed in an opulent gilt bronze ormolu frame. A charming enameled work inspired after La Faneuse (The Tedder) by Julien Dupr, portrait depicting a woman in the field pitching hay. Beautifully rendered with exquisite detailing, here depicted in colorful tones atop a dark red brown background embellished with gold gilt accents. The enamel is done on a convex copper plaque,