At first glance, it may seem that the decor of the lid and the base is identical, however, Dubos made small changes to it. On the lid, two birds fly over a basket of flowers, and on the side, an inconspicuous squirrel, depicted in enamel of a honey shade slightly darker than the gold background, gnaws a nut. On the base, the squirrel is absent, and the birds are replaced by insects, disproportionately large compared to the rest of the composition elements. Probably, these barely noticeable differences were designed to please the owner when they discovered them.

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