French Bronze
 

Are there any experts?
To what age is?
Manufacturer?
How much could it cost?
And most importantly where you can see more information?

The box is really not bad ...
Story - a fable by La Fontaine ...
Very nice thing ...

It seems to me that this is electroplating.

I do not know, the object is heavy (in weight), mounted on brass (possibly silver-plate). place attachment (sealing) the electrodes can not see the surface of small objects are not "granular" nature .... at (10 X magnification) can and so. What to look for? That's the way this technique had not occurred. Still have not posted photos.

The last third of 19 th century, probably.

A typical electroplating.
Here's an example ...

Well, with the method of manufacture defined (similar to what is really electroforming).
A by brand, price - views?
Apparently an industrial product, but not modern.
This does not contradict and Electrotype "known from the first half of the XIX century.