A Zouave Souvenir Box Made of polychrome wood and metal. Softwood box with a sliding lid secured by a lock. Richly decorated with the emblem of the 3rd Zouave Regiment, and bearing numerous references to campaigns: ‘1907 ALGERIA 1909 // CONSTANTINE PHILIPPEVILLE // SETIF // BATNA // BOUGIE // GUELM(im)”. On one side, a scene entitled “AT THE BIVOUAC” depicts a soldier’s pack, along with two flags bearing the following inscriptions: ‘3rd ZOUAVE REGIMENT’ and ‘SEBASTOPOL // GREAT KABYLIA // PALESTRO // SAN-LORANZO // FAR EAST’. The other sides are also decorated with animated scenes, featuring men and women in local dress and other military emblems indicating the 8th Company and the 2nd Battalion, as well as what appears to be a service number ‘18224’. 20th century H. 19.7 cm – W. 24 cm – D. 32.5 cm Key missing and minor wear to the decoration Reproduced in the book ‘La passion du savoir-faire – Collection Pierre Hénin’, Atelier Baie, 2011, page 139