Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, Gilt Embossed Box medicine chest 5" long and 2/5" wide

5" long and 2/5" wide and

of course) is fully intact and operational

very light surface wear

All fittings are full but the long narrow one into which a thin wafer would have resided to be used as a note pad

I have never seen a powder box with lid from this era

Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, Gilt Embossed Box medicine chest 5" long and 2/5" wideWonderful antique French early to mid 1800s gold plated . 800 (nearly sterling) solid silver "vermeil" 12pc coffee or teaspoon set with lovely acanthus accented pattern in a gorgeous Napoleon III era gilt embossed green leatherette covered 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?