Small round cardboard box covered in sandblasted polychrome pearls bearing the motto "L'envie ni peut rien" ("Envy can do nothing") beneath a crown framed by angels. Interior and bottom lined with cream silk. 18th century. Diameter: 8 cm Note: the technique known as "sablé de perles", which uses pearls as fine as a grain of sand, first appeared in the 17th century and became very popular in the 19th century. This technique was used for small, refined objects made by ladies of the Court or Nobility.