Antique Brass Oval Frame with Bow and Woman Photograph Antique

Antique Brass Oval Frame with Bow and Woman Photograph AntiqueBrass Oval Frame with Bow and Woman Photograph

and psychological presence over overt embellishment

Inscription refers to a historic mustard producer in Yvetot (Normandy)

The pierced design allowed the escutcheon to function both as decorative hardware and as a protective surround for a lock mechanism

The interior walls and bases are lined in what appears to be original silvered or foil-lined paper

Late 19th to Early 20th C French crystal and ormolu trinket or jewelry box

The note records the heraldic description of the arms and references the source from which the bookplate was removed

Lined in deep red velvet and silk

Likely Continental European (Circa 1840-1870)

Victorian/Neoclassical Late 19th / early 20th C

and competitions from the late 19th through early 20th century

Wooden Wax Seal with Ormolu Bronze Torch Motif and Eagle

translated and annotated by Amelot de la Houssaye