FAB 8p Antique Antique World Expo 8" Cabinet Plate Set, Paris 1900, Terre de Fer Egg brass strip or sting inlays

brass strip or sting inlays on the front and lid and "Cigares & Tabac" (Cigars & Tobacco) brass inlay in the top center

rises to nearly 1/2" depth

1850-70 Napoleon III era

I have only worn these about 3 times

FAB 8p Antique Antique World Expo 8" Cabinet Plate Set, Paris 1900, Terre de Fer Egg brass strip or sting inlaysCharming & rare set of eight antique French 8" cabinet plates, a Terre de Fer souvenir set of the 1900 World Exposition in Paris! Each with matching blue & white borders consisting of a stunning array of French themes & medallions, the centers with black scenes of prominent Parisian architecture for or involved in the 1900 Expo. A number of Paris' most noted structures were built for the Exposition, including the Gare de Lyon, the Gare d'Orsay (now