RARE Antique French Jewelry Box, Chocolatier's Confection Casket, "Boissier", PARIS
RARE! From my own collection of Antique French chocolatier's and confectioner's presentation boxes, this is a favorite! "BOISSIER, Paris", probably the preeminent maker of fine confections and chocolates of the entire 19th century, was a firm of such elegance and cachet, their boxes stand well above others, and the most coveted of all are those which have the company engraved on the lock plate, as is the case with this one. I've had a stunning variety of them, and have even sold some to the BOISSIER Museum in Paris. This one might well be of quality and rarity enough to end up there, as well. It dates to the Napoleon III era, c.1850-70s, and is in rare fine condition, to include the presence of working lock and original key. The boxes were made to be sold filled with Boissier confections, and to be kept as the souvenir of the gift of those special delicacies, once the chocolates had been consumed. The gift was the flavor, the decadence of the French chocolatier's creation, though - mak