Antique Victorian Era French Tortoise Shell & Pique Etui, Manicure Set With Tools in Ivory wine bucket The old pearlescent shimmer of

The old pearlescent shimmer of color on the mother of pearl half-shell (egg-like) is wonderful and there are no chips or cracks in that

and equal those in the Decorative Arts Museum in Prague which has a particularly expansive and impressive collection of the old Czech and Bohemian glasswares from that region

Some darkened marks to the mirror's silvering but no chips or cracks (a new mirror could easily be cut so there are no marks but the mirror you see is original and I was amazed to find that it's around 1/2" thick ¦)

but I'll say early 1800s just to be conservative

all brushes are boar bristle

Antique Victorian Era French Tortoise Shell & Pique Etui, Manicure Set With Tools in Ivory wine bucket The old pearlescent shimmer ofAbsolutely gorgeous! That's the best way to describe this exceptionally fine and well preserved case, both inside and out. The only thing keeping it from being perfectly pristine is the lack of a pair of manicure scissors (easily replaced) and a little light surface abrasion to the old shell here or there. Not a single bug bite or nip or chip or crack to ruin the perfection of this one, and push button opener works well, clasps tightly closed, too.