Superb c.1770-1810 French Coin Purse with Gold Wire and Hand Painted Inset, Rare! bronze frame about 3" thick overall

about 3" thick overall

Delightful antique Victorian to Edwardian era Black Forest hand carved match or toothpick holder in the form of a wheat or grain bushel on an attached base tray with ornate basket weave styling and grapes or berries & foliage on the vine

Great for use as a medicine cabinet in the bathroom or spices in the kitchen

and you'll note the metal has a nice bamboo patterning to it

and the inner roundel also has a beveled cover glass

Superb c.1770-1810 French Coin Purse with Gold Wire and Hand Painted Inset, Rare! bronze frame about 3" thick overallI think this is c. 1750 1810. The estate I bought it from in France thought c. 1790. I've seen similar work on c. 1750 1810 snuff boxes and bonbon boxes, but never worked into a purse. I've never seen nor found a purse made in this manner, with the convex glass covered compartment into which sentimental craft has been made. Leather is supple, perhaps an early cordovan, slightly more red on the underside than on the top side. Just a stunning little