Antique TAHAN French Sewing Tools Etui, 18k Gold and c.1850s Ivory Case, Monogrammed, Complete Choisy He fought against The French

He fought against The French Revolution

and yet have a very distinctive form and look to them and can only be noted by the reference to the style and age

The painting is a bit yellow in appearance

Or the image given to a betrothed

it gets harder the older the marks are unfortunately

Antique TAHAN French Sewing Tools Etui, 18k Gold and c.1850s Ivory Case, Monogrammed, Complete Choisy He fought against The FrenchAnd TAHAN, to boot! The top purveyor of luxury goods, Paris, 1800s, the engraved signature "TAHAN r d la Paix" (Paris) engraved on that lock plate tells you this was among the very best of the best in its time. From the Napoleon III era, or slightly before, (c. 1850 70) this beautiful old 18k gold sewing set survives well, within the heavy carved ivory etui where each item is perfectly fitted. It's unusual to fine these still with all 5 implements