Antique 1850-70s French Tortoise Shell Aide d'Memoire Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell soup plates The barrel of hand painted

The barrel of hand painted and layered Vernis Martin is compete and without flaws

sinuous vines or tendrils and "Etienne R" inscription

but it fits perfectly

which also shows in the condition

It is stable but one might wish to run something across the underside (resin

Antique 1850-70s French Tortoise Shell Aide d'Memoire Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell soup plates The barrel of hand paintedThe gold edged original notepad remains inside the rich Royal purple moire silk covers and interor, and the shell front and back panels are excellent but the necessaire does have a flaw or two to keep it from being pristine, or expensive. While the nap on the silk velvet spine is no longer there, exposing the original if denuded and faded silk velvet spine as less than it was in its origin, and also the 3 loops of moire silk that would have formed a