Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat These frames date that early

These frames date that early and aspects of his dress and hair rests him well into that 20 year period

dated late 1700s to early 1800s

and a faint faint line between the two

The wheel engraved stag on the decanter is my favorite

There is a little of that lift of tilting on the outer perimeter of the frame - flaking a little as in the section image

Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat These frames date that earlyIt's rare enough to find a matching pair of fine 1840 50s French shell items, but rarer still to find them still with their original domed & monogrammed leather presentation box, but here is one more beautiful set for our collectors to enjoy. A fabulous early Napoleon III set, these were often given as gifts, sometimes related to communion or other Catholic milestones, and sometimes came along with a matching prayer book. We have 2 other boxed sets