Antique French Pique Worked Tortoise Shell Cigar or Spectacles Case - – Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

The type of set you see here, so opulently finished in fine shell and beautifully inlaid cartouche of gold, is a high-end but typical set from France,

Boxed set: 2 Piece Set: Antique French Tortoise Shell Cigar Case & Coin Purse, Opulent and Elaborately Worked in Pique

Antique French Tortoise Shell & Pique Cigar or Spectacles Case, Etui, – Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

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I used to buy these whenever I see one that is in very good condition, and love the way they look all on display within a large oval centrepiece glass

Antique French Cigar Case, Etui in Tortoise Shell, Spectacles Case - Tortoiseshell

Woolley & Wallis Auctioneers by Jamm Design Ltd - Issuu

Tortoise Shell Case - French Metro Antiques

Antique Tortoise Shell and Silver Cigar or Spectacles or Perfume Flask – Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

Antique French Pique Worked Tortoise Shell Cigar or Spectacles Case - – Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

Through the decades of buying trips, primarily France and England, I've run across 2 of these interesting cases, and of course I bought them both.

Antique Tortoise Shell and Silver Cigar or Spectacles or Perfume Flask Box, Case 2, Etui, c.1900-1920

Stunning Antique French Jewelry Box, Cigar Casket, Tortoise Shell and – Antiques & Uncommon Treasure

Georgian Tortoiseshell Snuff Box With Rose Gold Inlay, English, Late 18th/ 19th C., Oval Form With