Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame and Samson’s firm reproduced ceramics

and Samson’s firm reproduced ceramics in a breadth of styles including the faience and maiolica types of Italian pottery

meaning these are not solid wood

and decidedly Napoleon III era motifs and colors

For desert or as cups

and more in the drawer below

Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Style 11.5" Jewelry or Desk Box, Mother of Pearl & Brass Inlay burl wood frame and Samson’s firm reproduced ceramicsElegant 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