Vintage Travel Box Mother Of Pearl Shell For Powder Jewelry Nacre Tile Sides Brass Rims

Vintage Travel Box Mother Of Pearl Shell For Powder Jewelry Nacre Tile Sides Brass Rims

• A vintage travel case box for jewelry or powder.
• Salvaged from an old European travel case.
• This is hefty and substantial, not a recent reproduction.
• The lid and bottom are the actual two parts of the same mollusk shell.
• Thus the lid is concave, not flat, and the bottom is convex.
• The entire circumference is tiled with nacre mother of pearl shell tiles.
• The rims are brass.
• Large enough to hold a modern contact lens case, watch, and some jewelry.
• COUNTRY of Origin: via France.
• AGE: XXéme
• Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below.
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• All the information you need to decide about a purchase is in front of you at the time of purchase.

SIZE:

• This measures in diameter as measures straight across the top approximately 7,5 cm // 3 inches.
• This measures from top to bottom approximately 4,5 cm // 1.75 inches.

CONDITION:

• By " antique " we mean over 100 years of age.
• By " vintage " we mean between 50 and 100 years of age.
• This item is made of matter and it is OLD; this means it is NOT NEW.
• This is not a recent reproduction. It is not a recent copy. It is not a fake.
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There are signs of age or usage including but not limited to:

• There is overall surface wear.
• There is overall oxidation.
• There is perimeter wear and wear around all edges.
• There are surface scratches.
• There is wear to the finish.
• CLEANED: No.
• RESTORATION: No restoration.
• MEASUREMENT VERIFIED: Yes.
• There may also be something that we missed because we aren't specifically trained to see it.
• We've not examined this microscopically.
• We've not taken this apart or put this back together.
• We've not subtracted anything nor added anything that was not already there.
• We've not cleaned this.
• This is COMPLETE.
• The condition is good.
• There's nothing functionally wrong with this.
• The condition is exactly as shown in the gallery photos.
• Look at all the gallery photos carefully and read this description carefully.
• It is impossible to divine exactly what information a buyer might want.
• It is the buyer's responsibility to carefully scrutinize a purchase before buying.
• Please consider your purchase carefully.
• We are happy to help in any way we can by answering your questions to the best of our ability and furnishing additional specifics upon request.
• This is not sold on approval.
• Ask your questions before you buy.

• We don't know the exact precise composition of the various foreign metal alloys used to make the rims.
• We aren't metallurgists and we cannot ever be 100% certain about anything.
• Alloys are combinations of metals used for practical and artistic reasons such as durability.
• Using 100% of any metal might make the product entirely too soft to endure.
• Magnets will stick to ferrous metals.
• Magnets attract to ferrous metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, certain steels and other alloys.
• Brass, aluminum, copper, and most stainless steels, however, are non ferrous, and magnets are not attracted to them.
• For more information, please visit your nearest metallurgist, or geologist, or ask at your local library.

BELLE BOÎTE A BIJOUX OU POUDRE en nacre.

• En nacre et métal.
• Dimensions: 7,4 cm de diamètre et 4,5 cm de hauteur.
• Il n'y a pas de marque de fabrique, et je n'en connais pas l'ancienneté exacte.
• Frais de port en sus.
• Merci de votre visite.

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