Spectacular late 18th to earliest 19th Century Palais Royal serpentine form etui, nécessaire in excellent shell, inlaid beautifully with 18k gold and silver ornamentation on exterior. Interior has sewing tools and a small perfume bottle with hinged cap and even the stopper still inside (slightly stuck, I did not soak to remove it). The child-size tools include scissors, needle case and bodkin, plus the cranberry glass perfume flask, bottle, with clear stopper and a hinged ornate cap. It would appear 2 small openings would have once held a small stiletto and likely a tweezer/ear wax spoon, and those 2 implements have gone missing over the centuries. Full measurements noted on the photos.Very good to excellent condition for age and type. Very unusual to not have a single crack, break, hairline or chip in the old shell etui, no lifts to the gold and silver inlays, and not a single bug bite. The old tax stamp remains on bottom. No chips or breaks to the tiny perfect perfume bottle, and fine sewing items that remain. Again, lost to time: stiletto and perhaps a tweezer/ear wax spoon. My experience would tell me a small mirror would have been inside the hinged lid, and that the red velvet lining there isn\'t original. Hinge and clasp remain, though it might need adjustment at clasp because it doesn\'t want to latch closed. Such an elegant little treasure!
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We hope you will love your purchase, however if you need to return it, we have a 60 day return policy.
We hope you will love your purchase, however if you need to return it, we have a 60 day return policy.
We hope you will love your purchase, however if you need to return it, we have a 60 day return policy.
We hope you will love your purchase, however if you need to return it, we have a 60 day return policy.
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