Featured Item: Antique French Candy box

This rare 19th century French candy box is one of the most unique pieces I've ever come across. I wish the photos did it justice!


And if only the wealthy could afford such "sweets," of course they would be housed in an exquisite box such as this one.
The top is convex glass. Under the glass, everything is 3-dimentional. There is a gold foil rooster on red glass. There are seed pearls are gold thread; handpainting and handwriting. I can only decipher part of the handwriting which reads, "Mon Amour..." and "chante" which means "chirp." The outside of the box is heavy cardboard. The box measures 2-3/8" in diameter and a little over 1" high.
Such detail for a little candy box...

Comments
Jill
Dee
This means, "when this coq crows, my love will end."
I assume the catch here is that that particular cock will never crow, being just a picture.
Tom