Gorgeous Antique French 18k Vermeil Silver 22pc Dessert Fork & Spoon Set, R.C. Monogram snuff box seems to me to have

seems to me to have been carved perhaps as one side of a large coin purse or tobacco pouch

Works smoothly

The mirror itself appears original with only a few small age/dark spots

Large fan of curved leaves makes it 13

the pen tray with one at the center and three adorning the handle of the letter opener

Gorgeous Antique French 18k Vermeil Silver 22pc Dessert Fork & Spoon Set, R.C. Monogram snuff box seems to me to haveGorgeous antique French Napoleon III to Belle Epoque era 18k gold on hallmarked solid . 800 AND sterling silver "vermeil" 22pc entremet or dessert sized fork & spoon set with elegant Classical acanthus accented pattern, large interlaced "R. C." monograms and all in wonderful condition! A beautiful set, all virtually dripping in gold. Called vermeil, the French most often used 18k gold to plate these old silver pieces and, while we haven't tested