RARE Antique French Stationery Box, Accountant or Attorney's Briefs Chest, 1830s Faience this one is really something

this one is really something special

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

A hair under 12" wide

And the artistry is further enhanced by the rigorous attention to the detail in the finished pieces - no roughness

I love to wear a lapel cluster of these old Edwardian mourning brooches

RARE Antique French Stationery Box, Accountant or Attorney's Briefs Chest, 1830s Faience this one is really somethingThe 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