Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath brush display The box measures 6" long

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide x 7/8" thick and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

and distant shore

which I believe is a trivet

Known as “the cradle of the Daiquiri cocktail

and another shows some greenish brown coloration to the orange glaze on the exterior of one side

Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath brush display The box measures 6" longI thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget me nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss, but I am not certain; it seems very possible it was made instead to celebrate an ongoing friendship, with the French "souvenir" simply signifying it as a momento; a literal forget me not! The valediction "devotre ami" seems more aligned with the latter possibility, simply meaning "from your friend." I would take it now as a