Jewellery box - Metal

Excellent rectangular pewter/rolled tin box, solid cast, with relief decoration featuring 16 reproductions of period coins.
Lid: Napoleon III Empereur (France), Victoria D.G. Britt Reg (England), St. George, Austrian Eagle (double-headed).
Sides and fronts: Augustus Divi F (the Imperial Rome), Victoria, Napoleon III, and the rare Indian Head Cent 1912 (USA).
- Material: pewter/étain, single-block casting, original matte anthracite patina not polished
- Weight: 1,890 g - accompanying balance photo included
- Era: post-1912 (due to the 1912 US coin), circa the 1920s
- Technique: mold with octagonal frames, hammered bottom
- Dimensions: to be measured [e.g., 20 x 12.5 x 8 cm]
- Condition: excellent, lid functioning, no welding, wear consistent
Provenance: Lombardy market, private collection.
Known as a "coin box" or "boîte à monnaies" for display, very striking and unusual because of the American Indian Head coin.
Much more sought-after than the usual boxes containing only French coins.