Antique French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Carnet du Bal, Note Pad w/ 18k Shield, Aide d' Memoire Embroidered vest 25" as you see it

25" as you see it

This one also with a vermeil lined interior

perfect as desk top decorative pieces to accentuate a similarly enameled jewelry casket

1806-1881)

the French most often used 18k gold to plate these old silver pieces and

Antique French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Carnet du Bal, Note Pad w/ 18k Shield, Aide d' Memoire Embroidered vest 25" as you see itOne of the old Palais Royal treasures with all the charm we all look for from the early 1800s boutiques that lined the old Richelieu Palace grounds, this little 'necessaire' (empty pocket) is a lovely old one and might have come out of one of the grand coffrets the French made that had layers and layers of 'essentials' for travelers on the early 1800s Grand Tours, or might have been part of a smaller lady's necessaire along with sewing items. The