Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie all with gorgeous genuine horn

all with gorgeous genuine horn handles and Empire style sterling silver caps & collars or ferrules

3 grams in weight

and important

The set is just in from Paris

unique hooked addition to the blades and fabulous condition

Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie all with gorgeous genuine hornPerfectly fitted for a pair of reading spectacles, c. 1840 70s, this gold embossed leather spectacles or reading glasses case is a wonderful bit of the past and presents so beautifully today, you'll want to own it for your specs, display it atop a small stack of antique leather bound books, perhaps, on a side table by your favorite reading chair. The beadwork is fabulous, worked in the same way as needlepoint, one bead added in one stitch each. Very