Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame lens must need an adjustment

lens must need an adjustment

silk velvet of this age

meaning these are not solid wood

and decidedly Napoleon III era motifs and colors

The French maker's gold embossed label is bright on the inner lining of the top hat

Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame lens must need an adjustmentElegant 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