Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame They survive beautifully

They survive beautifully

Lovely antique French hallmarked sterling silver napkin ring with Art Nouveau style floral & foliate decoration

as is sometimes seen in this era but mostly on snuff boxes with miniatures

she is straight out of the era of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette

Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame They survive beautifullyElegant antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era 11 5 8" jewelry or desk box, a mixture of ebony ebonized & richly burled veneers with boulle style brass & mother of pearl inlays, cream moire silk lined interior and working lock with key! This about the size of the gaming boxes that we see but entirely lined inside with a pale moire silk or satin that has all of the appearances of being original. Beautiful exterior, with the burled amboyna framed