Two Antique French Napoleon III Jewelry or Sewing Etui Boxes, 2 in Fine Burl Wood and Boulle crown derby No warp to the casket

No warp to the casket

You can see from the fittings

The panel's background color was once mustard

From a large group of collector's estate sewing antiques

mid-1800s pocket watch or small jewelry box or case

Two Antique French Napoleon III Jewelry or Sewing Etui Boxes, 2 in Fine Burl Wood and Boulle crown derby No warp to the casketAs you might recognize, these are a pair of antique French Napoleon III era (c. 1850 70s) fine burl wood and boulle work small boxes that would have once held a sewing tools set but now are suitable to be used for jewelry or pocket watch, or desk top collection display. The beauty of the boxes drew me in, sucker that I have always been for beautiful old French boxes and artisan work. One is oval and has the most gorgeous border of inlays of mother of