Antique Japonaiserie French Lacquer Box for Straight Pins 19th c Sewing 1950s dress There is one light brown

There is one light brown spot on the waistband that looks like it would come out

The print is in three different tones of blue with metallic gold accents on a white background

Any small imperfections should be forgiven given the scale of this piece

As with all Hobé

Antique Japonaiserie French Lacquer Box for Straight Pins 19th c Sewing 1950s dress There is one light brownThis is an antique French lacquered box featuring decoration on its lid in the Japonaiserie style. The scene is of a rickshaw with driver and passenger, a geisha as viewed from the back, a running cat and a bird, I think a crane, flying overhead. Depos (registered) is written at the lower right with the makers initials next to it. The front of the box reads Epingles dAcier (steel pins, which I take to be straight pins). The box measures 3 1 2 by 2 1 2