Antique French Vanity Travel Set, Hardwood Case by DUBREUIL, Inkwell & Jars, Trousse de Voyage, Necessaire cabaret impossible to do a full

impossible to do a full ring of tortoise shell without a visible seam

it is large at 8

only threads remain that are held by the small framework tabs

and showed 45 pictures at the British Institution

and the backside has a cover glass

Antique French Vanity Travel Set, Hardwood Case by DUBREUIL, Inkwell & Jars, Trousse de Voyage, Necessaire cabaret impossible to do a fullThe caps are silver plate the very thick plated ones that make them solidly French. Maker is by "Dubreuil, a' Pau", fine quality maker in Pau, France, located in the Aquitaine village that is, itself a work of art. Usually we find signatures of Paris makers, but this one is made quite different from the typical travel cases out of Paris. This one is thick solid hardwood, it's definitely beautiful. The wood of this box begs to be touched it's fine