A souvenir of Paris, visited back in the late 1800s and still holding treasured memories.
 
under the thick glass lid is a "verre églomisé" image of Paris' Hotel de Ville, the Town Hall, steeped in history, standing on the banks of the Seine opposite Notre Dame. Such a impressive and important building in the city but less usual to find on a souvenir casket.
 
The box is made of quality thick bevelled glass which refracts light delightfully held securely in an ornate ormolu frame. Inside is the original pale gold silk padded cushion which is in in a timeworn condition, this box has been used to display and keep safe treasured jewels for its 130 plus years of life. The repeated placing of a treasured jewel and removing it again has left its trace.
 
The casket measures 3.5" by 2.25" by 2.75" tall.