Antique Napoleon III French Gambling Box or Game Chest, 100s of Chips, Game Counters French Romantic Era They do not have cracks

They do not have cracks or breaks or holes and will hold fluid just fine

We might well deliver this to auction through Christie's or Sotheby's but since our business has been build online

where the marble coffrets are typically worked in marquetry/mosaic

Beautiful sheen to the faux shell and pearlescent shimmer to the accent panels

tenderness and remarkably adept brush

Antique Napoleon III French Gambling Box or Game Chest, 100s of Chips, Game Counters French Romantic Era They do not have cracksComplete with a working lock and the original key, literally hundreds of original gambling chips and a pair of game counters (are they for whist?) make this particular game chest a fabulous marvel. Add to that the beauty of the beautiful parquet inlaid and brass stringing outer chest it's just superb in all ways, isn't it. Forgive me for not counting all these chips. It took forever just to separate and compose them in the 4 lift out trays. The ante