This amazing decorative box by Mellerio Paris was designed in the 1970s. It features a large round shape with a silverplate base and an extra thick lid in crystal clear Lucite. The box still has its original silverplate X-shape divider insert. The piece is marked underside: "Mellerio - A. Paris" with the legal silversmith hallmark.
 
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Since 1515, the same family has ruled the best-kept secret address for jewelry and silversmith: Mellerio. Still, in charge of the oldest house of jewelry and silversmith in the world and the first to settle in the Place Vendôme area, the Mellerios have gone through five centuries of French History with honor and success. The 15 generations have transmitted one to their family values of work, creativity, honesty, and discretion, still today at the core of the last independent house of jewelry in France. A unique heritage.
(Credit: Mellerio Website).