RARE Late 18th to earliest 19th Century French Necessaire, Vanity, Desk, Pocket Knife, Scissors, Pen Napoleon Officer It has a walnut finish

It has a walnut finish

An interesting portrait both of this woman and of her position in a traditional mourning period of her time

and metal adornment and tassels in a suede-look latticed box

heavy and sure to impress

Paris circa 1868-1888

RARE Late 18th to earliest 19th Century French Necessaire, Vanity, Desk, Pocket Knife, Scissors, Pen Napoleon Officer It has a walnut finishA superb late 1700s to earliest 1800s French necessaire, vanity etui, vest pocket tools case in silver and shagreen (galuchat, leather made from belly of stingray or shark), which is complete with all original implements except a thin panel upon which one could take notes. You can see that slender open spot. The remaining useful tools include a pocket knife, scissors, tweezers with ear wax spoon at opposite end, another wax spoon slightly larger may