Antique English Georgian Era Toothpick case in Tortoise Shell and Silver Pique cashmere which once strung again with

which once strung again with a silk ribbon

Its has been folded back about a half inch around edges and has been framed

The kiln-fired enamel is a bit like a porcelain layer on the copper box form

One might almost imagine the tiny painted figures there on horseback to be some of those Royals

indicative of light use in their 100+ years

Antique English Georgian Era Toothpick case in Tortoise Shell and Silver Pique cashmere which once strung again withSilver pique in the Georgian or 'Regency' period toothpick and or patch box you see here, all entirely in place against the chocolate and cognac colored natural tortoise shell. Beautifully crafted and with a hinged lid that is shaped to recess to the lip, as you can see in our images. Nicely crafted c. 1770 1820, and in very good condition as well, but that it appears someone at some later date has relined it with non original velvet. The original use