French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 gilt sporting motifs (horns

gilt sporting motifs (horns

and luminous treatment of the human form—qualities that are all strongly present here

the composition shows a young couple seated upon a stepped marble bench at the moment of their engagement

often featuring animals

featuring traditional Swiss imagery

French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 gilt sporting motifs (hornsFrench 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