HUGE Antique French 24" Cashmere Chest, Boulle Marquetry - Napoleon III Boite a Challes canvas the bracelet is a gorgeous

the bracelet is a gorgeous chestnut brunette

to use like a earring back)

made of beautiful rosewood veneers of finest quality

dated for us to the Louis-Philippe era and signed by the noted artist

It displays beautifully and has no chips or cracks of note

HUGE Antique French 24" Cashmere Chest, Boulle Marquetry - Napoleon III Boite a Challes canvas the bracelet is a gorgeousElegant antique French Napoleon III era 23 3 4" wide cashmere box, a huge chest with ornate boulle style brass inlay & finished rosewood interior! A treasure of a box, extra large in size and made to store the cashmeres (wools of Kasimir) that were exotic imported treasures of the era in French aristocratic homes. The oversized chests such as the one you see here kept away the pesky moths that might damage fine woolen shawls and table coverings. Of