French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 Painted in a rich church

Painted in a rich church teal with parcel gilt panels

A beautiful Victorian writing slope

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

almost contemplative presence

The figures carry a softness and sentimentality characteristic of early to mid 19th century European genre studies

French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket with Figural Scene, Signed Rochette Circa 1890–1910 Painted in a rich churchFrench 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