Fine Antique French Hand Carved Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Wax Seal, Sceau w D M Monogram hair jewelry Signed by artist E

Signed by artist E

is a little shorter than most of these

are just to add ambiance and color

nearly pristine at 170 years old or more

one elongated brush is missing (an open fitting directly opposite the one in which an ivory brush rests

Fine Antique French Hand Carved Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Wax Seal, Sceau w D M Monogram hair jewelry Signed by artist EFrom my own lifelong collections: Silver shield cartouche and stunning hand carved mother of pearl handle, surely from a large vanity travel or desk necessaire dating early 19th century to perhaps last half 18th century. Steel shaft with brass or bronze matrix which has D M Monogram. Crafted in the late 1700s popular 'balon' or 'balloon' form, I've read the form hails to the first hot air balloon flight, "The first 'aerostatic' flight in history was