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Very nice jewelry box carved in the Black Forest (Black Forest *), decorated with a bird on top of the lid and grape leaves on the sides, Napoleon III nineteenth century.
This box is in good condition. We do not have his key.
A note: the interior upholstery is damaged (the part of the lid is to pick up), minor accidents and gaps on the wing tips, wear time on the wood, see pictures.
* The wood carved Black Forest are not from Germany but have been made in the region of Brienz, Switzerland. The tradition of woodworking is ancestral in this region, people perpetuate the practice of carved on the facades of houses, furniture and everyday objects. Excel particularly in the representation of wild animals in their natural environment sculptors. In the nineteenth, the naturalist sculptures of the Black Forest have become very popular and highly prized.
