Antique English Mother of Pearl Pique Worked Shell Needle Case, Miniature Knife or Cutlery Box, Georgian Art Deco It opens and expands out

It opens and expands out via the baffles to have pockets for each month and was surely used to organize receipts of some sort

A glorious set

we can't know his story

and perhaps a stylus

but they are sterling silver with a gold wash on the neck/collar

Antique English Mother of Pearl Pique Worked Shell Needle Case, Miniature Knife or Cutlery Box, Georgian Art Deco It opens and expands outC. 1830 Georgian era to very earliest Victorian era needle case, box, made in England and structured like a miniature knife box. The interior still has the dividers into which sets of needles would have been stored. Beautiful coloration, very nice throughout. The box is 2 3 4" tallest, and approximately 1 3 4" widest to 1" narrowest. Very good to excellent for age and type, it has a slight separation on inside lid in the area of clasp (no edging), and