Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat this miniature portrait dates to

this miniature portrait dates to earliest 1700s

There is also an enamel plaque along the bottom noting the maker or

One side strap is gone

The term translates directly as "sweet note"

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Original Box, Set of 2 Tortoise Shell Coin Purse & Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell & Pique cravat this miniature portrait dates toIt's rare enough to find a matching pair of fine 1840 50s French shell items, but rarer still to find them still with their original domed & monogrammed leather presentation box, but here is one more beautiful set for our collectors to enjoy. A fabulous early Napoleon III set, these were often given as gifts, sometimes related to communion or other Catholic milestones, and sometimes came along with a matching prayer book. We have 2 other boxed sets