*****Condition: Please note there is lacquer loss as seen in the photos of the lid, all of the sides, the edges, the interior, and the underside of the box. There is also wear to the floral decoupage. Please examine the photos carefully and let me know if you would like more as I'll be happy to oblige.
French, papier-mâché box in black lacquer with floral decoupage and seal in lower left corner with the motto of Paris, in Latin: Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, which means, essentially, rocked by waves but unsinkable. This motto was added to the Parisian coat of arms by the famed Georges-Eugène Haussmann in the early 1850s. There is also a very worn price sticker adhered to the underside. The box opens with a press of the button and closes securely.
Box dates from the period of Napoleon III's reign: 1851-1870.
Dimensions: 4 ¾" x 3 ¼" x ¾".
*****Condition: Please note there is lacquer loss as seen in the photos of the lid, all of the sides, the edges, the interior, and the underside of the box. There is also wear to the floral decoupage. Please examine the photos carefully and let me know if you would like more as I'll be happy to oblige.
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