Antique French Thermometer Stand, Trinket Tray, c.1830 Palais Royal, MO Pearl king and this one is in

and this one is in very good form for age and type

VERY heavy old thing

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I can see wear to the brass mat in form of a few dark spots that did not instantly polish

but it could be any number of countries in Europe

Antique French Thermometer Stand, Trinket Tray, c.1830 Palais Royal, MO Pearl king and this one is inA little "vide poche" from early 1800s (the style with the little cut brass fringe is very old!), and an item that would have originally been offered, most likely, in the boutiques of the old Palais Royal, Paris. The history rich old palace of Cardinal Richelieu, later center of culture and commerce to the very well heeled of society, c. 1700 1900, and still in full operation today, just a stone's throw from the Louvre. Along those covered promenades