Offered by Arnaud Huppé-Chambon
Jewelry box in polished steel of Tula, rectangular shape, decorated on all sides with horns of plenty, flowers and garlands, copper and pewter nets embedded.
It has a raised lid with a doucine, topped by a movable handle, similar to the side handles, decorated in appliqué with cornucopia, garlands and flowers.
The inside of the lid is entirely polished and decorated with nets and flowery braids, bearing a mirror.
The box rests on four slightly flattened spheres.
NB: very good general condition, slight cracks from use
Reference: similar model kept in the Fabergé Museum in St Petersburg and in the collection of Charles André Colonna Walewski.