FRANCE, époque Napoléon III, seconde moitié du XIXème siècle Planter in blackened wood, inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell (Chelonioidea spp) (pre Convention) with red background, decorated with foliage, resting on four arched feet. Gilded bronze trim, such as: frieze of pearls and gallery flowers, leaves applied falls, hooves. Removable tray decorated in suite. Interior lining in green painted zinc. Louis XV style. H. 78.5 cm - Length : 41 cm - Width : 71 cm. Some lifts, cracks, accidents and missing pieces; shocks, especially to the gallery, a shoe to be reattached. Specimens in tortoiseshell of marine turtle Chelonioidea spp (I/A) pre-Convention, prior to June 1, 1947 and therefore in compliance with EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc. For a possible export, it will be up to the future buyer to inquire - prior to any purchase - with the customs of the country concerned, particularly if it is the United States. For an exit from the European Union, a CITES re-export will be necessary, this one being at the charge of the future buyer.