Antique c.1820 French Palais Royal Sewing Necessaire, Mother of Pearl Tools, Scissors, Thimble, 18k mourning locket A faithful hound in bottom

A faithful hound in bottom right corner turns away and looks back at the scene with a bone in his mouth - symbolic of a paid breach of loyalty among the Queens people

entirely worked in silver

very slight disruption to some of the red wool yarn stitches

And one of the old boar-bristle brushes is not like the other though both are heavy beautiful old wood

has a some visible dark spots to the silvering but should remain with the armoire and enhances its value given the age

Antique c.1820 French Palais Royal Sewing Necessaire, Mother of Pearl Tools, Scissors, Thimble, 18k mourning locket A faithful hound in bottomThis is a rough set of French Empire sewing tools in the case, each with a flaw but good to fill in a set you may have, or to allow you to own a set for your collection at a greatly reduced price due to the imperfections. It is an authentic c. 1820s French mother or pearl and 18k gold trimmed Palais Royal sewing etui, necessaire. Parts missing. Parts flawed. Condition report: Visually presentable, but each has a flaw: 1. Scissors has a restoration