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<p>[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 2145954, member: 6283"]I also forgot to mention French antique opaline glass boxes came in many different colors and shapes. Some of the metal mountings differed as well. Yours is such a pretty color white!</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it come with it's original key? If not, that is common not to have them as they usually go missing. Believe it or not I make keys that fit my boxes when they are missing with antique replica barrel key blanks. I retrofit them with my dremel and sand them down and drill the barrel opening hole to fit the lock pin to make them fit my boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours was made anywhere between circa 1850's-1900. Most likely 1870-1890. If you want to get a quick sale you can sell it quick in the $150-$225 range. If you can wait a while you could hold onto it and list it for around $495-$800, (the bigger they are and the more elaborate the metalwork on them are, the more valuable they are), but it will take a while to sell at that price. I have sold them before in this higher price range, but it took me at least 6 months to get a sale. Eventually you will get a buyer at the higher end price if you don't need to sell it quickly and it has no chips or cracks on the glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 2145954, member: 6283"]I also forgot to mention French antique opaline glass boxes came in many different colors and shapes. Some of the metal mountings differed as well. Yours is such a pretty color white! Does it come with it's original key? If not, that is common not to have them as they usually go missing. Believe it or not I make keys that fit my boxes when they are missing with antique replica barrel key blanks. I retrofit them with my dremel and sand them down and drill the barrel opening hole to fit the lock pin to make them fit my boxes. Yours was made anywhere between circa 1850's-1900. Most likely 1870-1890. If you want to get a quick sale you can sell it quick in the $150-$225 range. If you can wait a while you could hold onto it and list it for around $495-$800, (the bigger they are and the more elaborate the metalwork on them are, the more valuable they are), but it will take a while to sell at that price. I have sold them before in this higher price range, but it took me at least 6 months to get a sale. Eventually you will get a buyer at the higher end price if you don't need to sell it quickly and it has no chips or cracks on the glass.[/QUOTE]
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