The "flacon" and the miniature vase are hand-painted with blue Gothic architecture motifs and partially gilt.
The fountain lid is inscribed with the words: "Fevrier 1848", "Liberte", "Egalite", and "Fraternite" referring to the French Revolution of 1848. The body of the fountain is decorated with bas-relief images of celebrating man, a figure of Themis holding a scale, and the figure of Marianne.