Limoges France Peint Main La Gloriette Nutcracker Soldier Figural Box Cobalt Min For Sale

Authentic Limoges France Peint Main hand-painted figural nutcracker soldier trinket box by La Gloriette atelier, 4 × 2 inches, mint condition. Fully modeled standing nutcracker soldier in hand-painted hard-paste Limoges porcelain: deep red jacket with white chest detail and gold belt, glossy black trousers and flat-top hat, painted face with brows, rosy cheeks, and mustache detail. Figure mounted on a domed cobalt blue oval porcelain base — the hinged box element — with gold beaded brass fittings at the equator and a cast gold oak leaf and acorn clasp at the front, fully three-dimensional. Interior white porcelain, clean and smooth throughout. Mark inside base: Peint Main / Limoges France / La Gloriette, with the atelier's house-and-window device. Limoges hard-paste porcelain has been the European benchmark since the late 18th century, produced from kaolin deposits in the Creuse region of France. Peint Main — painted by hand — is the authentication separating genuine Limoges from imitation production. La Gloriette is a documented Limoges atelier with an established collector market; each mold is retired at a maximum of 500 pieces. Condition is mint — no cracks, no repairs, brass fittings and oak leaf clasp fully intact. Best Offer welcome. All photos part of description — please review before purchasing. Video shows the actual item condition and its part of the description.