Antique French Chocolatier's or Confectioner's Presentation Box, Casket, Souvenir of Chocolate sewing One among a host of

One among a host of other fabulous treasures so

Fine antique French late 1700s to earliest 1800s Georgian era desk top paperweight in a unique style white with steel accents & handle and floral petit-point under glass

no damage or repairs to note otherwise

The handles to the scissors have a wonderful dolphin motif

of some old tag on bottoms

Antique French Chocolatier's or Confectioner's Presentation Box, Casket, Souvenir of Chocolate sewing One among a host ofThese are rather rare, really. In 3 decades of searching for them, we've had perhaps 20 and sold a couple to Boissier, probably the most renowned of the 19th century Paris chocolatiers, and others to another confectioner's museum in France. They are the special presentation boxes those businesses had made to fill with their pricey and delicious confections, bonbons, and were meant to be kept as a souvenir long after the chocolate confections were