Antique French Coin Purse, Eglomise 1878 Paris Expo Souvenir View, Pique in Gold, Silver boite á mouche simple enough to fit into

simple enough to fit into an existing fine silver service but unique enough to stand out and attract compliments

This is probably my very favorite boxed set of fine antique French tortoise shell pieces

This is one of those and it depicts wheel-engraved rendering of grape bunches

It's got an ornamental cartouche which is an inset convex plaque of copper with wonderful kiln-fired enamel portrait of a boy and his dog

Antique French Coin Purse, Eglomise 1878 Paris Expo Souvenir View, Pique in Gold, Silver boite á mouche simple enough to fit intoCharming little souvenir from the 1878 Exposition Univerelle, Paris, showing the primary architectural feature, entrance, The Trocadero. Even now it is an icon of Paris, and across the river Seine from the 1889 Expo Grounds upon which still stands the Eiffel Tower. These are such fun to collect. Yes, the interior on this one is a bit tattered for most purse collectors, but the Grand Tour souvenir set and eglomise set will love it. I have, several