Antique French "Moi Toujours" Shell Heart Box

$750.00

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Antique French "Moi Toujours" Shell Heart Box

$750.00

Description

DATE: Antique, c.1890

This gorgeous French tortoiseshell box is modelled as a heart, featuring the words "Moi Toujours"- translating to "Always Me", applied to the front in gold lettering. With a gold monogram to the front, its bordered by silver and hinged down one side- opening up to reveal a heart shaped compartment. Its dainty, its charming, and you could use this as a little trinket box, to keep your antique treasures safe!

STONES

Tortoiseshell

MEASUREMENTS

5.1 x 4.5cm

1.5cm depth

WEIGHT

16.15g

MARKS

No marks present

CONDITION

Very good, the gold dot on the "i" is missing