Antique French Napoleon III Pocket Watch Casket or Display, a Miniature Vitrine Diana Leaving Her Bath The leather is supple still

The leather is supple still

The 19th century excellence of top ebenistes (cabinet makers) of France was on display in the very popular and fairly vase array of decorative boxes

she collapsed in the tumbrel and cried "You are going to hurt me

The tatting shuttle is a navette-shaped item there to the front

) and painted in 1905 from/apres a miniature on an antique snuff box

Antique French Napoleon III Pocket Watch Casket or Display, a Miniature Vitrine Diana Leaving Her Bath The leather is supple stillCharming antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era pocket watch or pendant display casket or miniature vitrine, a lovely little box with thick beveled glass canted facade and sides set in a rich gold or gilded pressed brass framework! Referred to as a "porte montre" in France, an item whose sole purpose is to beautifully display your timepiece when not in use. Of course, it could also be used to display a treasured pendant or smaller portrait