Large Antique Napoleon III Era French Papier Mache Tray, 22" x 17", Japonaise handbag There is some slight exterior

There is some slight exterior surface scuffing and wear to the gilding on the 'rope' lid border

Beautiful pinchbeck (mimics fine old gold) brooch frames it opulently and together - a bold statement worthy of a frame

this one lacks none of its original whimsey or charm

The painting is just in from Europe

Exposition de 1819"

Large Antique Napoleon III Era French Papier Mache Tray, 22" x 17", Japonaise handbag There is some slight exteriorJust in from France, this extra large service tray from the c. 1850 70 Napoleon III era, and the very popular (then) Japonaise and Chinoiserie (Orientalism) decorative style made popular by the Empress Eugeniea, wife of Louis Napoloen, last Emperor of France. A Victorian era style that caught on broadly throughout Europe and to America, the Victorian era papier mache objects out of France in that era were often screened with images like you see on