Eugene Cornu (Paris c. 1870) Gilt Bronze and Red Leather Stationery Box Ares incorporating onyx marble and bronze

incorporating onyx marble and bronze a combination then considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prized among wealthy collectors

Embellished with heraldic badges and symbols

Westerwald pottery is from the area of Westerwaldkreis in the Rheinland

Deacessioned by the Art Institute of Chicago

Stamped at lip

Eugene Cornu (Paris c. 1870) Gilt Bronze and Red Leather Stationery Box Ares incorporating onyx marble and bronzeYou know Captain Nemo probably had one! The sculptor Eugne Cornu (1827 1899) worked closely with the Paris firm Compagnie des Marbres Onyx dAlgrie, led by Gustave Viot. They produced luxurious furniture and art objects, incorporating onyx marble and bronze a combination then considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prized among wealthy collectors. They showed a fine pair of onyx, bronze and enamel vases at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in