Antique Swiss HC Black Forest 10" Oval Jewelry Casket, Chest, Box, Pheasants knife Fruit bowls

Fruit bowls

The rail around the outside is actually meant to hold this dish over a lower bowl that would be filled with ice

Or the pin holding it as a stunning tiara or ornament for a French chignon in a Paris Palace event

not serious but just a mention

Antique Swiss HC Black Forest 10" Oval Jewelry Casket, Chest, Box, Pheasants knife Fruit bowlsBeautifully carved c. 1800s Black Forest hand carved large jewelry box in oval form, probably the largest oval one we've found. A mating dance going on up top, are they pheasants or another type fo bird? Long tail feathers, intact, wings out and beautiful. The carved decoration on the oval rims is superb, and it is raised on 4 brass feet. Interior is ready for a new lining, would likely have had an old silk satin, though there is some black paper