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PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES This offering consists of two stunning antique pieces. There is a small candlestick holder, featuring the beautiful enamelwork technique known as champlevé. Involving vitreous enamel glass powders being positioned on metal to make detailed designs, champlevé starts as a single piece of metal that is carved, stamped or cast to create depressions that can be filled with enamel powder. This often needed to be repeated multiple times. After it’s fired, the piece is buffed and polished to create a smooth surface. It is a tedious craft that is scarcely used today unfortunately, but history has shown it to withstand the test of time exceptionally well. This small piece is in excellent condition for being over a century old. It truly is a beautiful piece. They certainly do not make things like they used to anymore! The other piece within this offering is an extravagantly detailed small box, often called a pill box. Golden in color, it is likely made of bronze/brass, and f