Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat or just center your collection

or just center your collection of beloved "women's art"

There is also an enamel plaque along the bottom noting the maker or

These frames date that early and aspects of his dress and hair rests him well into that 20 year period

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Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat or just center your collectionIt's rare enough to find a matching pair of fine 1840 50s French shell items, but rarer still to find them still with their original domed & monogrammed leather presentation box, but here is one more beautiful set for our collectors to enjoy. A fabulous early Napoleon III set, these were often given as gifts, sometimes related to communion or other Catholic milestones, and sometimes came along with a matching prayer book. We have 2 other boxed sets