Round box in molded tortoise shell with bas-relief decoration of the aerostatic experiment made at Versailles, dated September 19, 1783. Louis XVI period. (Small chip). Diameter : 7 cm. Three passengers took part in this flight: a rooster, a duck and a sheep, installed in a wicker basket. The aerostat, after a flight of about ten minutes, landed three kilometers from the Palace of Versailles, the animals remaining safe.