Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie and important

and important

and at the same time remind me of wonderful times I've spent in each place

and a matching coin purse (typically thought of as an item to hold tithing for church service)

and is versatile of theme apart from this one with a country pastoral scene with 4 people and several goats

Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie and importantPerfectly fitted for a pair of reading spectacles, c. 1840 70s, this gold embossed leather spectacles or reading glasses case is a wonderful bit of the past and presents so beautifully today, you'll want to own it for your specs, display it atop a small stack of antique leather bound books, perhaps, on a side table by your favorite reading chair. The beadwork is fabulous, worked in the same way as needlepoint, one bead added in one stitch each. Very