Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Card Case, Tortoise Shell Necessaire Tortoiseshell silk not sterling silver

not sterling silver

The back original with matching velvet and the old brass or bronze hang rings at each upper corner

Over $2600 melt value on the silver in this piece

one most suspects of love in this unusual form

Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Card Case, Tortoise Shell Necessaire Tortoiseshell silk not sterling silverWith one of the most lovely and perfectly executed miniature paintings we've seen, this Paris Grand Tour souvenir 'necessaire' or note pad card case with stylus intact, is a fabulous addition to your collection (or mine!). The image you see so nicely rendered ther on the wafer that is protected still by its glass cover plate, is the Madeleine Church, one of the most famous of all architectural sites in Paris. Rarely do these eglomise souvenir