Eugène Feuillâtre (1870-1916) was apprenticed in 1883 to the enamellist Etienne Tourrette, before becoming head of Rene Lalique's enamel workshop from 1890-1897. Although considered a gifted goldsmith and sculptor, his most exceptional talent lay in the enamel works he learnt from his early teacher. In 1898, Feuillâtre opened his own workshop and specialized in cloisonné and plique-à-jour enamel for jewelry, boxes, bowls, and vases. His creations were displayed with great success at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, as well as at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs. In 1899, he joined the Belgian association La Libre Esthétique, and was a member of the jury alongside Lalique and Fouquet for an exhibition at the New Gallery in London. Based on archival photographs from the Reunion des Musees Nationaux, this box appears to have been exhibited in a case dedicated to Feuillâtre's work at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, where he received a gold medal.