A French Silver, Enamel and Jewel-set scent box, 3rd quarter 19th century

rectangular with cut-corners, decorated with champlevé pale blue enamel in Mooresque patterns and set with faceted colored stones, the front mounted with a silver cameo of Apollo in his chariot, the back with a vestal virgin at an altar, scroll handles topped by exotic birds, finial in the form of a cupid on celestial sphere, all mounted on four dragon supports with entwined tails, apparently unmarked

cupid may have held a bow, some rubbing to high spots, soft solder repairs inside behind one handle and scratches inside cover
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Very similar handles and feet appear on a etui sold Sotheby's, Paris, 17 October 2007, lot 30, attributed to Jules Weise, Paris, circa 1870.