Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, "Cafe" Inlaid Rosewood Box Scuttle A match holder

A match holder

Great as a desk top decorative accent and perfect for the inkwell & writing accoutrement collectors

but it displays well with that

and his portrait was done by none other than Jean-August-Dominique INGRES

very nicely preserved in what would appear to be the original frame

Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, "Cafe" Inlaid Rosewood Box Scuttle A match holderWonderful antique French gold plated . 800 (nearly sterling) silver "vermeil" 12pc coffee or teaspoon set with lovely floral or acanthus accented pattern in a gorgeous Napoleon III era "Cafe" inlaid rosewood storage and or presentation box! One of a few elegant old French sterling & vermeil teaspoon sets that we've added recently. Fabulous service pieces and an undeniable history of opulence, dare we say extravagance? All twelve spoons bear the French