Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil The white trim has one

The white trim has one chipped curlicue there above and to the right of the M on the top of the box

After all these 200+ years

and one very small rim chip on the lid

commerce for a century and a half

Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil The white trim has oneI love these old "Fruits of the Hunt" themed paintings on board, 19th century French works that were more a prayer of thanks for the evening meal than they were about hunting, really. They're almost trompe l'oeil, with birds or perhaps rabbits, etc., hanging against a wall, fresh for the evening's kitchen preparation. This one has an autumn feel to the added leaves and twigs. An artist's signature is there but we have no way to make it out or