Napoleon III Jewelry Box Covered with Blue Moroccan Leather, 1860s

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Very pretty wooden box covered with blue green leather decorated bookbinders, enhanced with gold leaf. On the lid of the … Read more Very pretty wooden box covered with blue green leather decorated bookbinders, enhanced with gold leaf. On the lid of the box is represented a wise man in meditation holding a pilgrim's staff, surmounted by a cartouche or writing in Sanskrit. In the two upper corners of the box are depicted dressed monkeys playing a musical instrument. The whole is inscribed in an architectural decoration with columns and decorated with foliage.
The interior of the box is covered with a beautiful blue silk fabric.
The box has its original key (the lock does not work)
France
Napoleon III period
circa 1860. See less