{"product_id":"fondica-france-silvered-metal-duck-box-58122","title":"Fondica France Silvered Metal Duck Box, Heavy Cast Trinket Casket","description":"\u003cp\u003eWeight is often the tell for how something was actually made. A thin, stamped or hollow-cast decorative piece feels light in the hand no matter how detailed its surface looks; this box runs close to two kilograms, which points to a solid, substantial casting process rather than a shell dressed up to look heavier than it is. The duck's body opens as a hinged box, with the join running low along the flank so the split stays nearly invisible when closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface carries engraved feather detail worked in distinct patterns across the wings, back, and tail — layered chevron strokes on the body giving way to a scalloped, almost basket-weave texture along the lower flank, the kind of differentiated tooling that separates a considered casting from a generic bird-shaped blank. It's silvered metal rather than solid silver, with the head and open beak left smooth in contrast to the textured body. It carries the Fondica mark, a French foundry based in Gisors that produced decorative metalwork through designers like Mathias and Pierre Casenove from the 1980s onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seller offers this piece sold as photographed, with no separate condition guarantee beyond what the images show — worth knowing going in, and consistent with buying secondhand rather than through a dealer with formal condition grading. At 18.5 cm long, it suits a desk or shelf as a closed, weighted object rather than one meant to be handled constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt arrives professionally packed and fully insured — we handle the paperwork and worldwide shipping. Returns are accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterials: silvered metal\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: length 18.5 cm (7.3 in), height approx. 9.5 cm (3.7 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: approximately 1.6–1.8 kg (3.5–4 lb)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaker: Fondica, France\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: very good vintage condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59083690803545,"sku":"LM-V-013","price":420.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8273341910_rs6q.jpg?v=1787566289","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/fondica-france-silvered-metal-duck-box-58122","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}