Antique French Grand Tour Style Souvenir Casket, Beveled Glass & Eglomise Scene: Paris Hotel de Ville English flow blue he simply seized power as

he simply seized power as Emperor and thusly reigned in France from 1852-1870

this is a full-bottle sized wine cooler

There are a few small sections of the thinnest brass strip inlay missing from the serpentine shaped top lid

Shown here with a key for visuals but it does not work the lock

One restoration to one guard stick (see detail photos)

Antique French Grand Tour Style Souvenir Casket, Beveled Glass & Eglomise Scene: Paris Hotel de Ville English flow blue he simply seized power asFabulous antique French Napoleon III Grand Tour style souvenir jewel casket, a lovely box with eglomise (reverse painted) glass scene of the Paris Hotel de Ville! We recently acquired several of these wonderful little French souvenir caskets and will be adding them in the coming weeks. This one with very thick beveled glass panels, four panels around the sides and the larger top with the scene transferred & painted on the back side. The Hotel de Ville