Antique Victorian to Edwardian British Burl Wood and Brass Sewing Etui with 9 Tools. Mother of Pearl ivory brush Could be improved with a

Could be improved with a wipe of black shoe polish

nor put it on a stretcher frame to hang in frame on the wall

Jean-Pierre Gallais belonged to a family of surgeons and apothecaries established in Doué for a very long time

A bit of tarnish on the spectacle frames and slight loss of gloss to the shell but no chips or cracks to note

Antique Victorian to Edwardian British Burl Wood and Brass Sewing Etui with 9 Tools. Mother of Pearl ivory brush Could be improved with aA traveler's sewing and vanity case, missing just the scissors after these 170 or so years since some Grand Tour traveler first bought it for her trip. The original 6 carved mother of pearl handled tools still inside, along with a wonderful pocket knife (sadly, blade broken), and retractible silver pencil, thimble. Just the 2 scissors gone missing from the old claret red silk velvet lined interior. The burled wood is quite magnificent, and highlighted