Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry or Gloves Box, Paul SORMANI coromandel I tilt mine up so

I tilt mine up so they're wonderfully self-framed pictures/artwork that intersperse my antique books on our bookshelves

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It is large at 2" x 1

The body of the case is fine old Vernis Martin and is inset with some tiny diamonds of mother of pearl

Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry or Gloves Box, Paul SORMANI coromandel I tilt mine up soA splendid quality maker, the items with signature "P. Sormani, Paris" are highly sought after in France and Europe where they understand that it's a bit like a Tiffany or Chanel, but a century earlier. The finest 19th century cabinetry makers (ebenists) were firms like TAHAN, Vervelle, Sormani, Giroux. A handful whose artistry far exceeded the others and whose objects went to the elite, Royals, upper crust of their time. Each went on to expand to