Large Antique French NAPOLÉON III Era Trousseau or Jewelry Chest, Box, Casket 13.25" burled wood It does expand for wrist

It does expand for wrist size

A lock of hair would have been very likely the only remnant and memento of the person who died

It is a flat bag

and left us with some surviving objects like this one

perhaps Royal

Large Antique French NAPOLÉON III Era Trousseau or Jewelry Chest, Box, Casket 13.25" burled wood It does expand for wristStunningly beautiful and very well preserved, this is an extra large table box, by Napoleon III standards, and was likely a trousseau chest or 'bride's coffret', in original use. Elegant serpentine form with canted corners and large engraved pencil edging top and bottom, fine exotic burl wood with contrasting inlays and boulle work cartouche, it retains it original hardware, working lock, and key some 150 170 years later on. The interior lid has the