ANTIQUE ORNATE FRENCH GOLD VERMIEL OVER SILVER 3-D CHEROOT CASE OBJECT D’ ART

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ANTIQUE ORNATE FRENCH GOLD VERMIEL OVER SILVER 3-D CHEROOT CASE OBJECT D’ ART
ANTIQUE ORNATE FRENCH GOLD VERMIEL OVER SILVER 3-D CHEROOT CASE OBJECT D’ ART
RARE ORNATE FRENCH GOLD VERMIEL OVER SILVER
3-D CHEROOT CASE OBJECT D’ ART ~ 1840 - 1880
This is a rare, fine & fancy French ornate 3-dimensional gold vermeil silver object d’ art cheroot case with burgundy velvet interior. The case is purposefully lightweight and made from .800 silver with a gold vermeil application. These cases come with slight variations in size to accommodate cigars or cheroots, but also have important variations in the ornateness and detail of the patterns, the amount of decoration overall, and differences in clasps and interiors. These cases were mostly made for export, and other cases have the French Minerva mark used after 1838 for .800 silver and export mark that was used between 1840 and 1879, to help date them, and highlight the period that they were in vogue. This piece has a French Maker mark, but I could not find this maker in the index.
This case is 3 7/8” long x 2 1/8” wide x 1 1/8” thick, with eye appealing, very ornate, 3 dimensional patterns in the domed top cover
with contrasting silver and gold flowers
. Weight is 2.3 ounces or 67 grams. This rectangle piece has rounded corners, and the dome rises about 3/8” above the top with a center oval border with beaded inside border, and a splay of flowers and leaf patterns with a stippled background. This center panel has an ornate scalloped border with stylized, button and scroll patterns. This panel has a plain scalloped border with a double tiny dot pattern. The four corners are ornately 3 dimensionally decorated, en suite, with flower and leaf patterns with a stippled background. The top sides have a decorative banner style pattern. The sides of the base have a guilloche wavy pattern border, and the bottom also has a guilloche border with oval guilloche corner decorations. The center bottom panel has a blank oval for a name or presentation, and has striped patterns at each side, and a background in a very small, contrasting pattern. The front side has a spring-loaded release button for the top and works properly. The inside is lined in burgundy velvet with 2 opposing pockets for cheroot cigars. The top of the pockets have an applied border of unknow substance that is mad to appear like braiding. The inside velvet has a ripple on one side with very slight fraying at the top edges. The other side at the top has what appears to be wear along the top inside panel. This is an eye popping, 3-dimensional, ornate silver and gold Object D’ Art that would be perfect for any 19
th
C., luxury goods, smalls, Tobacciana, cigar, cheroot collector or as a conversation and display piece.
The word "vermeil" is a French word which came into use in the English language, mostly in America, in the 19th century as an alternative for the usual term silver-gilt. The original fire-gilding process was developed in France in the mid-18th century and continued in France as late as the 1870’s before France banned the production of vermeil because over time, artisans developed blindness due to mercury involved in the process.
Vermeil is a type of gold finish composed of a thick layer of gold over silver. Industry standards dictate that the gold portion must be 10 karats, but most high-quality pieces are 14, 18, or 24 karats. The thickness of the gold portion is what really sets vermeil jewelry apart from simple gold-plated pieces. Vermeil usually looks like gold to the naked eye, and you can polish it or leave it to tarnish for a vintage look. Unlike gold jewelry, the gold layer is achieved by using gold leaf or powder instead of a sheet of gold and a vermeil piece must have a silver base.
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