Antique French Pique Worked Tortoise Shell Cigar or Spectacles Case - Tortoiseshell Etui cigar case a' la original

a' la original

One of the most stunningly beautiful of the genre - it's a gorgeous piece of jewelry you'll love to wear and own

though you see a little bit of loss at bottom center which was probably due to the removal of the original frame (which we do not possess)

and they're astronomical when we look for them in London

Much is written about this historic figure and she's a beautiful and interesting figure

Antique French Pique Worked Tortoise Shell Cigar or Spectacles Case - Tortoiseshell Etui cigar case a' la originalNo, it is not possible to have too many of these fabulous antique cigar cases in finest old c. 1840 70 shell, inlaid with various colors of metal and mother of pearl, abalone. But if you can have only one, this one might well be your first choice. A beautiful 'Japonaise' decorated work with exotic birds, etc., puts this one squarely in the Napoleon III era in style, and within the genre made fashionable by France's 0 Empress Eugenie, wife of the