A frosted glass dresser box by French glass maker Julien Viard, circa 1920's. Applied orange enameled roundels, octagonal shaped base with black triangular "spikes" and scrolling leaf and vine pattern, dimensions 4 in. wide x 2 1/2 in. tall, marked "made in France" in raised lettering on bottom. Viard produced this particular design in several different color schemes, this being a more elaborate example, condition good with minor wear consitent with age and use, small enamel losses on some roundels. Julien-Henri Viard (1883 - 1938), an award winning French sculptor, worked in his father's glass shop from 1900 until the father's death in 1927. Julien continued to run the glass workshop until 1938 when it was merged with glass producer Depinoix. Julien is best known for his elegant perfume bottles with many examples surviving in collections world-wide. His dresser "powder" boxes are less known, but are no less exquisite in their beauty. His work is often confused with Rene Lalique's glass pieces.