Antique Napoleon III French Gambling Box or Game Chest, 100s of Chips, Game Counters French Romantic Era where the marble coffrets are

where the marble coffrets are typically worked in marquetry/mosaic

the year that the factory in Creil closed after a fire

she remains to thrill the collector over 200 years later

Paris and known throughout their history for only the finest of the fine

Sormani or one or two other of the noted top makers on this one

Antique Napoleon III French Gambling Box or Game Chest, 100s of Chips, Game Counters French Romantic Era where the marble coffrets areComplete with a working lock and the original key, literally hundreds of original gambling chips and a pair of game counters (are they for whist?) make this particular game chest a fabulous marvel. Add to that the beauty of the beautiful parquet inlaid and brass stringing outer chest it's just superb in all ways, isn't it. Forgive me for not counting all these chips. It took forever just to separate and compose them in the 4 lift out trays. The ante