Antique French Palais Royal Grand Tour Souvenir Tray, Place Vendome Eglomise chatelaine and perhaps there was a

and perhaps there was a companion one of his bride

925 standard for "sterling" silver

but it is a tidy 3

including a draftsman's ruler that is hinged in center

Antique French Palais Royal Grand Tour Souvenir Tray, Place Vendome Eglomise chatelaine and perhaps there was aOne of the very early ones, with the metal fringe all around this is a style we really don't see by the beginning of the Napoleon III era, so it's pre 1850, most likely Louis Philippe era (1830s). This is a very French little "vide poche" or, literally, an empty pocket. This type item was always at a bedside table and would be the repository for anything one carried each day rings, jewelry, pocket watch, or perhaps a small coin purse The souvenir