Abstract: The invention relates to a presentation casket made especially of sheet material such as cardboard, wood, metal, plastic or the like, and designed to contain and display an appropriate article such as a bottle of perfume, a jewel, etc. The casket is of simple construction on manual or automatic machines; it has a low production cost but is of elegant appearance. The casket comprises a casing formed by two shells pivoted one on the other on a rear vertical axis so as to be capable of opening from the front from a position of closure, a base in the bottom inside of the casing receiving the article to be presented and being joined to the shells by elastic coupling means such as bellows members arranged so as to apply a thrust against the base, symmetrically with respect to the shells.