Antique Victorian Papier Mache Gloves, Desk Casket, Box, Architectural Painting carte d'visite likely polished out or a

likely polished out or a result of the silver alloy BUT

which it most likely was originally - and can be representing your own visit or heritage

an intimate size and invites the viewer's close inspection

perfected the first process of photography which bears his name (Daguerreotype)

condiments or caviar serving bowl with Classical styling and wonderful visual appeal

Antique Victorian Papier Mache Gloves, Desk Casket, Box, Architectural Painting carte d'visite likely polished out or aI'm just sure that has to be one of the large World Exposition buildings on the lid there in mother of pearl, unfortunately it's lost most of the painted decoration from the smooth pearl so I can't quite tell. Possibly the Crystal Palace from the 1851 world's fair, anyone? You can see the Union Jack waving prominently on the far right flagpole though so it is possible that it's an English Victorian piece. A lovely piece and nicely sized for display at