Antique French Napoleon III Era Casket, Match Holder with Striker Panel, Kingwood Marquetry

Elegant & rare antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era match holder box, a beautifully appointed casket with marquetry style kingwood veneers, brass edging & inlays and in wonderful condition! Typical of the 19th century French, a place for everything and everything in its place. Such an opulent box for what would be a relatively mundane purpose, simply to hold matches... Circa 1840-70s Napoleon III era, France, the birthplace and time for this superb box or casket. Entirely made in fine old box wood, then veneered in marquetry style kingwood veneers, brass strip inlays & edging and a striker panel in the lower front. A fine example of the era, aesthetic, and immense allure these old pieces represent. Wildly popular in France and abroad, these glorious old cabinetry pieces proliferated in Napoleon III era France, and we reap the benefit of their popularity and appeal still today in those that survive. One of four fabulous old match holding caskets that I'm currently wo