#21

Two French Candy Container Boxes with Seashell Art
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$550
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Description
7" (18 cm.) and 8". Each is of heavy card stock and created in the shape of a cabinet,the smaller with lithographed paper front,mirror and lavish shell decorations,the lid lifting for access to candy container interior; the larger with niche display area and pull-out hidden drawer for candy,with exceptional artistic arrangement of shells to simulate flowers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,mid-19th century. Value Points: most creative designs of luxury "boites de bon-bons".