Fine Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Purse, Tortoise Shell 18k Pique, Eglomise of Luxembourg Palace French eagle's head 18k this one with luncheon sized

Fine Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Purse, Tortoise Shell 18k Pique, Eglomise of Luxembourg Palace French eagle's head 18k this one with luncheon sizedIsn't it a gem! A little Grand Tour souvenir, dating c. 1850 70s, in gorgeous cognac to chocolate mottled tortoise shell with a souvenir view (eglomise back painted glass) of a rare scene: Luxembourg Palace from the gardens. The purse is beautifully preserved, obviously a very special souvenir, but the intrigue is also that in all my decades of collecting, I don't think I've even found a Luxembourg Palace painting. Just look! Elaborate pique in gold,

SKU: 30818256572 · From southroadsurgery.com.au