{"product_id":"french-ormolu-glass-vitrine-casket-wax-infant","title":"French Ormolu Glass Vitrine Casket, Wax Infant Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming and intimate antique French vitrine casket in gilt ormolu with glass panels on all sides — the hinged lid and four sides framed in cast ormolu mounts of Rococo character, foliate scrollwork, and filigree detailing, raised on four elaborately cast cabriole feet. Inside, a small wax figure of the Infant Jesus or a christened child reclines in a nest of original cream silk and aged bobbin lace — gilt-painted hair, painted features, dressed in a period lace garment. The entire ensemble reads as a devotional object, a christening keepsake, or an ex-voto — a category of French religious folk art made throughout the 19th century to commemorate baptisms and first communions.These vitrine caskets were produced in France in significant numbers during the Second Empire and Third Republic periods, intended for domestic altars, dressing tables, and display cabinets. The combination of ormolu casket and original wax figure in complete, undisturbed condition is increasingly rare.A singular cabinet piece for a collector of French religious art, Victorian curiosities, or antique wax figures.Category: Decorative Objects \/ Boxes \u0026amp; Caskets \/ Religious \/ Folk ArtStyle: Napoleon III, Second Empire, French Religious Folk ArtMaterials: Gilt ormolu, glass, wax, silk, lace\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973107404953,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_01039361-58FE-46B3-8E4B-1A63A1C4356D-53792-00000CC8D2FC306B-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881353","url":"https:\/\/valleyhouseantiques.com\/products\/french-ormolu-glass-vitrine-casket-wax-infant","provider":"Valley House Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}