RARE Antique French Napoleon III Box, Casket, Complete: Necessaire, Coin Purse 18th c. portrait Just for water

Just for water

no interior loss or damage

The figure we offer here is quite obviously a hand carved figure taken from a large carved alter much like the one you see in our final photo

950 silver content (95% pure and higher than the

RARE Antique French Napoleon III Box, Casket, Complete: Necessaire, Coin Purse 18th c. portrait Just for waterThe box is typical of the early Napoleon III era, and I would have said it was c. 1850 70 for that reason, but the inclusion of the original interior fitted tray and its 3 "necessaire" items with the included original calendar for 1850 helps us pin its date to that year. This type of set was a traditional gift for a 1st communion Catholic celebration, and this one, quite obviously, was treasured rather than used. The fitted interior tray still has the