Antique French Palais Royal Crochet Tambour, Lathe-turned Mother of Pearl. Portrait on Board and collecting these is quickly

and collecting these is quickly addicting

What seems to be a frame is actually a magnificent 18k gold pique worked tortoise shell snuff box lid

I find not a single missing bead

living persons in their own time

acorns and an arrow filled quiver on the left and torch on the right

Antique French Palais Royal Crochet Tambour, Lathe-turned Mother of Pearl. Portrait on Board and collecting these is quicklyWomen's art. Women's work: crochet and laces made with the variable hook crochet tambour as you see it here. The sections are threaded and hollow and it stores its own variation of hooks within, to be mounted at the end and tightened in with the little cog pin that is seen at the side. These were usually a tool in a larger grouping of sewing and vanity items, fitted to the interior of a grand sewing box, or travel vanity case. Most often these cases