Fine Antique c.1810-30s French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl and 18k Gold Sewing Box, Excellent Condition liqueur sterling A chip to the gesso

A chip to the gesso at the top and bottom right side corners

no damage at all to that steam-formed natural tortoise shell

Thick gold enamel collars with faceted crystal stoppers that shimmer like diamonds

The thin natural wafer wafer is pristine

and it is likely this woman lost members of her family

Fine Antique c.1810-30s French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl and 18k Gold Sewing Box, Excellent Condition liqueur sterling A chip to the gessoWe've had many of these elegant and impossibly fragile and uniquely sought after sewing sets from the old Palais Royal boutiques which flanked the garden promenade and offered such fine goods to the elite of all over Europe. This set survives in such fine original form, each fitting filled with the original items: Scissors with 18k mount shawls; thimble trimmed in 18k; needle case belted in 18k; stiletto with 18k collar; perfume vial with 18k screw on