Antique French Pietra Dura & Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Painted Marble shoes but the one you see

but the one you see has not only all the pieces

but it does have an ancient restoration that can be seen with an 'x' in our images - a space that's had fill with a very dark brown or brownish-black faux something

cabin or lodge decor

hand painted and housed in the original locket style frame and also the original presentation case which opens to become an easel-like display

Are these just about as scrumptious as can be

Antique French Pietra Dura & Bronze Jewelry Casket, Box, Painted Marble shoes but the one you seeA rather unusual presentation for a heavy marble casket, since we usually think of pietra dura caskets of marble marquetry like those done in Italy. But this is heavy slab marble set into a generous framework of bronze or brass bronze alloy, yet the panels have been deeply incised and then painted in the recesses. It is a rather unique handling I have not run across before this one. It's a real beauty, however, and is large in scale like the large