Antique French Silver Gilt Vermeil Enamel Parasol Umbrella Handle Set, Cupid and Flowers - Compacts flat server and 4-prong fork

flat server and 4-prong fork

The dip pen finished with a gilt ormolu collar and the wax seal with a blank gilt ormolu matrix

there are scattered nicks to the glaze

Signed with the initials of the enamalist

Antique French Silver Gilt Vermeil Enamel Parasol Umbrella Handle Set, Cupid and Flowers - Compacts flat server and 4-prong forkAntique Belle Epoque era French . 800 silver umbrella parasol handle set. Housed in the original presentation box. The handle is richly decorated in gilt vermeil finish with raised relief and neoclassical styling. The decoration includes an oval medallion depicting cupid standing with his bow, topped by a finial of cupid's quiver of arrows and a flower crown, embellished with florals and foliage, the top and bottom fringed with indigo blue enamel.