Antique French Napoleon III Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Portrait Miniature of Blue Eyed Beauty kiln-fired enamel box I can tell it's been

I can tell it's been impressed in sealing wax at least once

Old original French silk passementerie tassel shows some age

Charming poses and quite unique early frames of thick wood with pressed brass front plaques

use or enjoyment of this old beauty

Antique French Napoleon III Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Portrait Miniature of Blue Eyed Beauty kiln-fired enamel box I can tell it's beenFabulous antique French Napoleon III era jewelry casket, a serpentine shaped gilded bronze box with stunning hand painted portrait miniature of a blue eyed beauty! One can only describe it as Rococo Revival, often overlapping with the Napoleon III or Second Empire taste in France. The box casket itself with scrolling rocaille ornamentation, dense floral chasing and repouss work with a curving or serpentine outline and highly decorative, gilded