Antique Calling Card Case, Necessaire, Tortoise Shell, Ivory & French Sterling Silver, Victorian Tortoiseshell serving flatware The set would likely be

The set would likely be English in origin

You might find bronze Cupid set into candelabrum

all captured here in needlework portrait

the silver attached by tiny silver pins (see interior)

The lining is missing entirely in this one

Antique Calling Card Case, Necessaire, Tortoise Shell, Ivory & French Sterling Silver, Victorian Tortoiseshell serving flatware The set would likely beThe opulent beauty of French sterling silver against the mottled dark chocolate to cognac coloration of the old shell is just stunning, and never more so than in this card case and 'necessaire' combo etui. Actually the Victorian era forerunner to today's iPhone or Blackberry, the case would have housed calling cards, and has an ivory wafer fitted with its own stylus for note taking, contacts and itinerary at a glance. Sure, we've come a long way,