Rare Antique French Empire Revival Cigar Tantalus or Presenter, Box with Blackamoor & Dog hors d'oeuvre The slightly lower silver content

The slightly lower silver content is quite common in French knife blades due to the added durability it affords

This one hasn't lost so much as a tiny jewel dot as far as I can see

Even the box is in great shape

My absolutely gorgeous antique Whiting sterling silver 11

and this one even has inner glass ink pots

Rare Antique French Empire Revival Cigar Tantalus or Presenter, Box with Blackamoor & Dog hors d'oeuvre The slightly lower silver contentFantastic & rare antique French Napoleon III era Empire Revival style 11 3 8" cigar box, tantalus or presenter in solid oak with brass accenting, a spectacular bronze Blackamoor style Middle Eastern figure & dog with his tent! Isn't this one magnificent! A rare early piece, this one in solid old growth European oak and the figures are both heavy, solid bronze (not the bronze patinated white metal you see in later pieces). Influenced by the Napoleonic