Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie and at the same time

and at the same time remind me of wonderful times I've spent in each place

Look it over closely - imagine first that each tiny cut steel pin is hand made

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

located in the Aquitaine village that is

still a center of commerce

Antique French Beaded Needlepoint Panel, Spectacles Case, Leather Etui Chinoiserie and at the same timePerfectly 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