A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL CARD CASE, PARIS, CIRCA 1855 -...
A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL CARD CASE, PARIS, CIRCA 1855 - oblong, the lid set with a glazed oval miniature
on ivory of a young woman with exaggerated décolletage, her brown hair with a circlet of daisies, the tortoiseshell panels embellished with silver piqué foliage and scrolls, the base with a vacant cartouche, the red leather interior and concertina sides on plain gilt-metal rim mounts - 11cm long
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A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL CARD CASE, PARIS, CIRCA 1855 - oblong, the lid set with a glazed oval miniature
on ivory of a young woman with exaggerated décolletage, her brown hair with a circlet of daisies, the tortoiseshell panels embellished with silver piqué foliage and scrolls, the base with a vacant cartouche, the red leather interior and concertina sides on plain gilt-metal rim mounts - 11cm long
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