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Antique French Tortoise Shell & Silver Match Vesta, Etui - Tortoiseshell

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We're always pleased to 'rescue' and offer these wonderful little etui from the mid-1800s, whenever we're fortunate enough to find them. This one is a match vesta, I believe, or might well have been an etui for a 'chapelet' or rosary beads & crucufix, which were usually given as a gift upon a Catholic child's First Communion in France. It remains as you see it, perfect now for your very elegant pill box, match holder, or a lovely travel case for your earrings when you're on your own 'Grand Tour'.

The case is in very good condition, no chips per se, but there are 2 very microscopic bug nips on rim, as we've shown in huge enlargement. There are a few surface scratches you may wish to polish out, but they're no serious. The silver cartouche is ready for a monogram, and is fully inlaid and with no lifts. A lovely old case!

Item ID: 206tscase