French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 complementing the scale and presence

complementing the scale and presence of the work

Minor surface wear and toning

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

circa 1860–1875

French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 complementing the scale and presenceFrench Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 18901910 A beautifully detailed late 19th to early 20th century French jewelry casket, centered with a hand painted porcelain plaque depicting a romantic figural scene of a reclining woman attended by cherubs, framed within a rich turquoise ground and elaborate gilt decoration. The plaque is signed Rochette, and shows the soft painterly quality associated with