RARE Antique French Stationery Box, Accountant or Attorney's Briefs Chest, 1830s Faience Please review

Please review

Lovely antique Victorian era Black Forest hand carved 14 5/8" wide jardiniere or plant box

and drawing showing in aperture is 10 1/4" x 8 1/4"

800 silver (80% pure so just under the

A charming remnant of the old 1700s-1800s French pocket 'necessaire' carried by most gentlemen in a vest pocket

RARE Antique French Stationery Box, Accountant or Attorney's Briefs Chest, 1830s Faience Please reviewThe 19th century excellence of top ebenistes (cabinet makers) of France was on display in the very popular and fairly vase array of decorative boxes. I think the first antique I ever bought was a marquetry box when I was a Grad student in London, long ago. And we used to deal heavily in these stunning fine old 19th century boxes, too, before branching into so many other avenues of the fine arts and antiques we now present. It is with such pleasure I