Antique French Palais Royal Grand Tour Souvenir Tray, Place Vendome Eglomise chatelaine A bit of wing loss

A bit of wing loss

though I do not see that date written on the label nor included in signature

but it is a tidy 3

to a host of others that would be wonderful gift ideas along with a tin of Davidoff cigars (or other) for your favorite friends who enjoy one now and then

we will include them as a free gift to the buyer of this vanity chest

Antique French Palais Royal Grand Tour Souvenir Tray, Place Vendome Eglomise chatelaine A bit of wing lossOne of the very early ones, with the metal fringe all around this is a style we really don't see by the beginning of the Napoleon III era, so it's pre 1850, most likely Louis Philippe era (1830s). This is a very French little "vide poche" or, literally, an empty pocket. This type item was always at a bedside table and would be the repository for anything one carried each day rings, jewelry, pocket watch, or perhaps a small coin purse The souvenir