Antique French Mother of Pearl Sailboat Inkwell and Pocket Watch Stand, Holder carved shell All with a ribbed or

All with a ribbed or fluted bodies

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

Larger than average

You see a handwritten label is partially intact

Antique French Mother of Pearl Sailboat Inkwell and Pocket Watch Stand, Holder carved shell All with a ribbed orThese are always fun, always popular and tougher to come by. This 19th century Grand Tour souvenir from France shows you why. A typical little desk stand, it's got covered original inkwell, but also the pocket watch hook up top of the mast, and the open "boat" is a cup into which one would put the contents of pockets at evening. Jewelry and pocket watch, a few coins. These old items were called "vide poche" (literally: empty pocket) in France and they