Antique TAHAN French Sewing Tools Etui, 18k Gold and c.1850s Ivory Case, Monogrammed, Complete Choisy Or the image given to

Or the image given to a betrothed

He fought against The French Revolution

a museum piece like this late 1700s snuff might come to bid at one of the major auction houses

Comes with 500 matched seed pearls 14k gold loops and earring apparatus

it gets harder the older the marks are unfortunately

Antique TAHAN French Sewing Tools Etui, 18k Gold and c.1850s Ivory Case, Monogrammed, Complete Choisy Or the image given toAnd TAHAN, to boot! The top purveyor of luxury goods, Paris, 1800s, the engraved signature "TAHAN r d la Paix" (Paris) engraved on that lock plate tells you this was among the very best of the best in its time. From the Napoleon III era, or slightly before, (c. 1850 70) this beautiful old 18k gold sewing set survives well, within the heavy carved ivory etui where each item is perfectly fitted. It's unusual to fine these still with all 5 implements