Antique French Mother of Pearl Egg Pocket Watch Stand, Tray, Palais Royal Prussian Barbedienne noted on many of

Barbedienne noted on many of the very finest artist and artisan bronze casts in museum collections

but this one does not

though I can't locate it in my reference materials

I'm un-crating the best of best and listing my entire collection in weeks

This one weighs 35 grams

Antique French Mother of Pearl Egg Pocket Watch Stand, Tray, Palais Royal Prussian Barbedienne noted on many ofI've written so many times about the boutiques flanking the garden promenade at the old Palais Royal, palace of Cardinal Richelieu, you all already know the story. This is a trinket, souvenir, from someone's Grand Tour of Paris, first half of 1800s, and very likely from one of those boutiques. Such fun frivolous creativity has gone into these natural mother of pearl shell objects from elaborate mechanical etui presenting sewing sets and or perfume