RAREST Museum Victorian 12" Sewing Box and Writer's Slope, Tortoiseshell Tortoise Shell, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl - Complete! copperplate but that one is a

but that one is a bit more plain and not worked as extensively with the marcasite or steel 'jewel' pique like this

Enamel powder suspended in fluid

so intricately hand cut

Trimmed out in 18K gold

working lock sans key and wonderful decorative appeal

RAREST Museum Victorian 12" Sewing Box and Writer's Slope, Tortoiseshell Tortoise Shell, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl - Complete! copperplate but that one is aBritish Sewing and Writing Box, Chest, dating 1860s. Unknown maker, the silversmith for implements thimble is not accurately identifiable by my reference material. If you find it, we'll at least know who made the thimble. This is an exceptionally rare find! Late Georgian to early Victorian Compendium, a combination sewing and writing chest, box, cabinet, coffret. The exterior is a work of art one seldom sees even in museum. The exquisitely worked