Antique French c.1750-1810 Vest Pocket Etui, Nécessaire, Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Pique Theodor Schloepke They need glass cover

They need glass cover

The painting is exquisite

There is a bit of vermeil or gold plating visible in the deeper recesses of the rocaille decoration so it may originally have been entirely vermeil but most missing or polished away over the years (the under side of the silver with almost entirely vermeil intact)

there isn't anything to report by way of damage nor loss to this painting

Gothic Revival aesthetic

Antique French c.1750-1810 Vest Pocket Etui, Nécessaire, Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Pique Theodor Schloepke They need glass coverA stunning fine c. 1750 1810 French vest pocket vanity ncessaire, would have been filled with small implements of necessity for the elegant traveler, or gentleman, lady, in its time. The interior items have all gone missing over the centuries, which is very often the case, but the etui, itself is exquisite, and beautifully preserved. It is petit, as these were, and an engineering marvel. Just 3" long, 1 1 2" wide and 3 4" at deepest, an oval form. You