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The painting depicts a seated woman in an intimate interior, partially draped in fabric and holding a bouquet of pink roses. The soft, moody palette and romantic subject give this piece an especially captivating quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoused in an ornate gilt frame with deeply carved foliate detailing, the warm gold finish beautifully complements the muted tones of the painting. 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A pierced gilt-ormolu lattice wraps a clear glass well. The lid is a glass panel overlaid with a cast garland of rosettes and oval cartouches, finished with a small turned finial on top. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid lifts off cleanly to show the full glass interior, which is roomy enough for rings, powder, or whatever you'd like to keep near you and slightly out of sight. 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That is a great deal of paperwork for something this pocketable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is cream, with a raised cross set inside a double-ruled oval, a pierced metal clasp that still does its job, and gilt page edges. Inside is a chromolithographed title page of the Annunciation in red, blue, and sage, signed D. J. Hallez, followed by engraved plates throughout. It was made to be carried to Mass. It now does very well on a nightstand or stacked with other small books that have earned their keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages have scattered foxing and the cover has a few light marks, which is the patina of a book that went to church rather than sitting on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Paroissien Romain, Traduction Nouvelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1882, as printed (M DCCC LXXXII)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Latin and French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 4.25\" × 3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: cream cover with raised cross, metal clasp, gilt edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations: chromolithographed title page; engraved plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: scattered foxing and light wear consistent with age and use. 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Eight arched bands of stamped brass, each worked with scrolls and tiny florets, rise from a braided band to meet at an orb topped with a small cross. Between the arches sit trefoil fleurons, and the whole thing is set with paste stones: clear ones for brilliance, ruby red at the center of each arch, and sapphire blue around the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a closed, imperial-style crown, which is the more ambitious version. The brass has mellowed to a soft, uneven gold with darker tones in the recesses, and the stones still catch the light the way they were meant to from the far end of a nave. One setting sits empty, which is what happens when something has spent its life being reverent in public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful on a stack of books, under a cloche, on a mantel, or back on a statue where it started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: brass with paste stones (clear, red, and blue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: closed crown with eight arches, orb, and cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 3.5\" diameter × 2.25\" H\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: patina and wear to the brass consistent with age; one paste stone missing. 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The porcelain features a lovely soft celadon-green glaze with subtle variation throughout, accented by ornate gilt-bronze swags, bows, and classical detailing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe underside bears the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMP Sèvres mark within a dotted circle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, associated with Paul Milet’s production in Sèvres. Milet came from an important family of French ceramicists and produced his work at the family manufactory in Sèvres, separate from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt one time, the vase had an additional bronze mount around the upper rim, which is no longer present. There is visible surface wear and some glaze\/paint loss around the rim where this mount once sat. 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Inside, the series title page and the Mame publisher's list, with the house's printed signature \"Propriété des Éditeurs,\" are intact and crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the right size for a nightstand, a stack of other small, serious books, or a hand that enjoys holding something beautifully made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Alfred Mame et Cie, Tours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: \u003cem\u003eBibliothèque de la Jeunesse Chrétienne\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: gilt-stamped publisher's cloth; decorated spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: one small pale mark in the center of the front cover; light rubbing and wear to the spine and edges consistent with age. 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