Featured My little trinket box find

Isn't it a sweet little thing?

 

Very sweet.

 

Pretty!
Looks like there is a word etched on the lid?

 

Yes! It's Avranches

 

Prettier than most souvenirs.
There are a lot of these boxes with photos of early tourist towns and cities. This one may have had such a photo, but I prefer it like this.

 

Agree. Those with photo seem to be a bit cheaper in average, that's probably the reason

 

Lovely. I have a larger size one, I think it is referred to as a casket in some circles

 

Yes, it is often tagged as box and casket at the same time

 

Late nineteenth, lead crystal in an ormolu mount, almost always French. Often for pocket watches.

 

Thanks for the information! Currently searching for more french jewelry to fill it

 

Oh, the slippery slope!

 

It does look like a watch box. It's the right size.

 

Some are made higher and with a hook on the back so you can hang your watch there

 

Send it to me, I have French jewellery.

 

Send your jewellery to me then, my box will make a cozy little home for them

 

I have French jools! Gimme it.

 

I do have a Perpignan garnet necklace though, but need someone gifting me a bigger box

 

We really need to see that, of course.

Feed this one well, maybe it will grow.

 

Here it is!