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French Nickel Jewelry Box "Lover of the Garden"
1890? Small jewelry (?) box whose top features La Fontaine’s “L’Amateur de Jardin.” Nickel (“Régule”)? 3¼” x 2¼ x 1¾”. €59 from taba968, Yeux, France, July, ’21.
Lovely workmanship! I wonder if this kind of small metal box had a specific use. Its sides are weak, as I discovered. They can be pushed in and out! Oops! The scenes on the short sides – not particularly fable scenes -- match each other, as do the scenes on the long sides: a hunting dog, respectively, and two dogs chasing a boar. The detail on the top is exciting! This bear is ready for the climactic hit!
