Napoleon III Silver Bracelet With Gold Star-shaped Beads, Period Box

This unusual hinged rigid bracelet is made of silver, inlaid all around with a band of tortoiseshell or horn set with ten six-pointed stars in thick gold plating and adorned with inlaid gold netting. At the ends of the hinge and the opening, there is a gold, or gold-plated, decoration engraved with tortoiseshell motifs.
The shank clasp, connected by a silver chain, is finished with a natural baroque pearl. It also has a silver safety chain. Hallmarked with a crab mark, 1838-1962.

Presented in a period wooden case in the shape of a wooden shoe, covered in green leather, lined with satin and cream velvet, in excellent condition.
Two of the stars are not exactly the same model and are likely replacements.

EXCELLENT CONDITION, France, Napoleonic era, circa 1860.

Bracelet interior dimensions: 6cm x 4.8cm.
Bracelet weight: 19g