Roman History Vol. III, 1752, Huge French Secret Compartment Book Box with Gorgeous Marbled Endpapers black painted frame I obviously have no idea

I obviously have no idea

care and attention to fine detail

1 13/16" x 2 3/16" and in excellent condition

though perhaps it is a little older than that

The box measures 3" tall x 3 1/8" in diameter

Roman History Vol. III, 1752, Huge French Secret Compartment Book Box with Gorgeous Marbled Endpapers black painted frame I obviously have no ideaAs early a French secret compartment book box as I've come across 1752! and quite a large one, with the most gorgeous marbled endpapers . And, a volume about Roman History, specifically the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, feels pretty apt for the moment. (This is the third volume in a series written by Charles Rollin and Jean Baptiste Louis Crvier spanning the period from the founding of Rome to the The Battle of Actium, 31 BC, leading to the end