Vintage French Grand Tour Style Casket, Beveled Glass & Eglomise "Lourdes Basilica" Souvenir Scene Glass beadwork bag the only way to preserve

the only way to preserve a likeness was to sit for an artist's original portrait

This one bears continental silver hallmarks

suitable for framing

that really only adds a certain character

the center interior divider is a replacement

Vintage French Grand Tour Style Casket, Beveled Glass & Eglomise "Lourdes Basilica" Souvenir Scene Glass beadwork bag the only way to preserveVintage French Belle Epoque era Grand Tour style souvenir jewel casket, a lovely box with eglomise (reverse painted) glass scene of the Lourdes Basilica or Cathedral! We recently acquired several of these wonderful little French souvenir caskets and will be adding them in the coming weeks. This one with very thick beveled glass panels, four panels around the sides and the larger top with the scene a hand tinted accented photo mounted on the back side.