Antique French Necesaire, Aide d'Memoire in Faux Tortoise Shell with Pique, Fine Tortoiseshell travel the lenses are intact and

the lenses are intact and so is the original leather nose guard as you can see

These are great mixed & matched around your table

No damage to report - the mosaic plaque is perfect save a tiny chip to the tip of one glass leaf - not that you'll ever notice it

The "Cries of Paris" are characteristic expressions of trades of the past

Antique French Necesaire, Aide d'Memoire in Faux Tortoise Shell with Pique, Fine Tortoiseshell travel the lenses are intact andA beauty, and of fine quality in its time, this lovely old notebook, 'necessaire' (because it held all that was necessary in its time), was a mainstay for all, and we find them in a variety of forms and materials, but the shell ones and ivory ones are always favorites. This one has had some use, and the interior is original but shows wear and age, a bit at least. The steam formed spine is shell, which is not always the case and does denote fine