Large French Antique Compas Superieurs Drafting Compass Set, Nécessaire, Boulle Inlay Rosewood Box, Watercolor Bricks, Aquarelle hors d' Aesop's or hunt/forest themes

Aesop's or hunt/forest themes

Its colors have not faded in the 200-300 years since the Master weavers of Aubusson or Beauvais  or Flemish ateliers worked it

and you're the designer - choose your own trims

A beautiful piece

Large French Antique Compas Superieurs Drafting Compass Set, Nécessaire, Boulle Inlay Rosewood Box, Watercolor Bricks, Aquarelle hors d' Aesop's or hunt/forest themesThe addition of aquarelle or watercolor bricks and tray makes this one splendid! This is a large and very fine French Antique Drafting Set made in France by the Company, "Compas Superieurs". The Set is so unusual for a number of reasons. It is large for one of these sets, measuring 10. 25 inches long by 7 inches wide and 2. 5 inches in height. Inside there are two compartments. The upper one is a tray filled with a virtually complete, and extensive,