Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat luckily the easel has all

luckily the easel has all of it's cover and includes the gilt embossed label that appears to read "A

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

dated late 1700s to early 1800s

There is a little of that lift of tilting on the outer perimeter of the frame - flaking a little as in the section image

I see no evidence of moth or bug damage

Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat luckily the easel has allIt'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