Antique French Faux Tortoise Shell Necessaire, Etui, Case - Tortoiseshell Carnet du Bal with Pique Lily by Whiting At 2 1/2" diameter

At 2 1/2" diameter

quite a few on and several more to come so be sure to browse some while you're with us

I've written so many times about the boutiques flanking the garden promenade at the old Palais Royal

but not end up with red blotches on her face from the fire's heat

Antique French Faux Tortoise Shell Necessaire, Etui, Case - Tortoiseshell Carnet du Bal with Pique Lily by Whiting At 2 1/2" diameterNapoleon III (Victorian) era carnet du bas or "necessaire", the forerunner to the 1980s Daytimer, and eventually to our modern cell phones meant to jot down addresses, schedules, reminders, and to tuck a little money and one's calling cards into, it comes with its own stylis pencil which forms the clasp when in place in the 3 loops. A stunning old tortoise shell beauty you'll love to display or to use. It's of finest old French shell artistry,