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Author Topic: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?  (Read 1461 times)

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Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« on: August 28, 2012, 08:44:28 AM »
Any thoughts please on whether this is Bohemian or French? 
It's in my top three for favourites  ;D Perfect condition and beautifully made/finished - the glass is 4mm thick and all edges bevelled inside and out.
Measures 4 7/8" wide by 3 1/2" tall.  It has a particular colour glass that matches a couple of Legras vases I have so I was thinking possibly French?
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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2012, 08:51:40 AM »
couple more pics

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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2012, 10:12:33 AM »
Pretty box , I am way behind you all in glass knowledge but the flowers have an alpine look to me if thats any help ?

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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2012, 09:06:37 PM »
Thank you Davem :)
I'm not at all sure what they are but the little speckly bits on them are so typical 30's - I have velvet ribbon with something similar on.  It reminds me of 30s illustrations in childrens picture books.
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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2012, 10:52:30 PM »
I think the flowers are cornflowers. Very pretty.

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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2012, 11:02:08 PM »
Thanks :) all I could think of was Nigella but cornflower is much closer.
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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2012, 12:29:06 AM »
How lovely! Sorry I can't help on ID though. :(
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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2012, 09:39:55 AM »
I'm far from sure but I think you box is

French

especially as they are conflowers -much more popular on French Glass than Bohemian

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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2012, 02:22:34 PM »
Thanks :)
I'll keep an eye out.
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Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2015, 06:39:02 PM »
Cornflowers are used quite extensively in Hungarian pottery I've discovered.  I'm wondering if this might turn out to be Hungarian possibly.  Just adding for reference.
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