Antique Victorian Papier Mache Gloves, Desk Casket, Box, Architectural Painting carte d'visite only later did she tell

only later did she tell me she had planned to replace the few small missing ruby glass 'jewel' accents and then keep it for herself :)

they would be for the silversmith Jules Matfeux de Cevannes

the boys play at getting their small sailboat to set off in the tide pools of a low-tide seaside somewhere in England

or shelf - a side table

We have a single bonne nuit set to list tha is shown in final photo

Antique Victorian Papier Mache Gloves, Desk Casket, Box, Architectural Painting carte d'visite only later did she tellI'm just sure that has to be one of the large World Exposition buildings on the lid there in mother of pearl, unfortunately it's lost most of the painted decoration from the smooth pearl so I can't quite tell. Possibly the Crystal Palace from the 1851 world's fair, anyone? You can see the Union Jack waving prominently on the far right flagpole though so it is possible that it's an English Victorian piece. A lovely piece and nicely sized for display at