Fine Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Purse, Tortoise Shell 18k Pique, Eglomise of Luxembourg Palace French eagle's head 18k the interior is empty with

the interior is empty with the rough wood visible in the bottom and the interior of the lid has been stained black

None finer

A very interesting piece

A very fine and rather large pot of a bonbon box

this one with luncheon sized flatware and all pieces beautifully engraved

Fine Antique French Grand Tour Souvenir Purse, Tortoise Shell 18k Pique, Eglomise of Luxembourg Palace French eagle's head 18k the interior is empty withIsn't it a gem! A little Grand Tour souvenir, dating c. 1850 70s, in gorgeous cognac to chocolate mottled tortoise shell with a souvenir view (eglomise back painted glass) of a rare scene: Luxembourg Palace from the gardens. The purse is beautifully preserved, obviously a very special souvenir, but the intrigue is also that in all my decades of collecting, I don't think I've even found a Luxembourg Palace painting. Just look! Elaborate pique in gold,