Antique French Hallmarked 18k Gold on Silver Vermeil 15pc Teaspoon, Tongs + Set, Boulle Style Rosewood & Brass Inlay Box Courtesan A 3/4 portrait with hints

A 3/4 portrait with hints to his everyday life of importance - a writer or official - one of the finest

and one wonders if perhaps the mother objected

The 2 inkwells are the old original pressed glass ones

A fashion celebrating excess

which is pencil/graphite on 100% cotton rag paper

Antique French Hallmarked 18k Gold on Silver Vermeil 15pc Teaspoon, Tongs + Set, Boulle Style Rosewood & Brass Inlay Box Courtesan A 3/4 portrait with hintsFabulous complete antique French Charles X to Louis Philippe era vermeil or 18k gold on . 800 (nearly sterling) silver 15pc tea serving set including 12 teaspoons, teapot strainer, tea scoop & sugar tongs, all beautifully preserved in the original Napoleon III Boulle style brass inlaid rosewood storage and or presentation box! The first thing you see here is the extent to which the maker or retailer went in the presentation of the contents. A truly