Antique 1850-70s French Tortoise Shell Aide d'Memoire Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell soup plates which also shows in the

which also shows in the condition

the dish has a scalloped shape and the rim is completely encircled by flowers

but it fits perfectly

bodies & bases) bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark

Very good to excellent for advanced age and type

Antique 1850-70s French Tortoise Shell Aide d'Memoire Necessaire, Card Case - Tortoiseshell soup plates which also shows in theThe gold edged original notepad remains inside the rich Royal purple moire silk covers and interor, and the shell front and back panels are excellent but the necessaire does have a flaw or two to keep it from being pristine, or expensive. While the nap on the silk velvet spine is no longer there, exposing the original if denuded and faded silk velvet spine as less than it was in its origin, and also the 3 loops of moire silk that would have formed a