RARE 9" Palais Royal Carriage Box, Jewelry Casket, Grand Tour Eglomise, Opaline Betjenmann And the artistry is further

And the artistry is further enhanced by the rigorous attention to the detail in the finished pieces - no roughness

Fabulous collection of antique stick pins

The group image shows some of my favorites I've held back

Some subtle dimples to the handles

a scene captured from the leisurely country manor life of the early 1800s to as late as 1860

RARE 9" Palais Royal Carriage Box, Jewelry Casket, Grand Tour Eglomise, Opaline Betjenmann And the artistry is furtherA fabulous and very rare form among these old Grand Tour souvenirs, this one is a nearly 9" long wheeled carriage, c. 1840 1850, a crackle opaline art glass "egg" casket that is topped by a pair of hinged lids mounted with back painted glass (eglomise) souvenir paintings. The paintings depict Notre Dame and The Bourse (the "purse" the finance center for France). The wheels turn, the carriage has tassels at the handle (a fixture of the early 1800s