Fine Antique French Hand Carved Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Wax Seal, Sceau w D M Monogram hair jewelry NOTE: since listing

NOTE: since listing

Poor NII died of consumption at age 21

Signed by artist E

I did not take it apart so all photos are taken through the old convex cover glass

You might wish to install a sink for an elegant powder room

Fine Antique French Hand Carved Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Wax Seal, Sceau w D M Monogram hair jewelry NOTE: since listingFrom my own lifelong collections: Silver shield cartouche and stunning hand carved mother of pearl handle, surely from a large vanity travel or desk necessaire dating early 19th century to perhaps last half 18th century. Steel shaft with brass or bronze matrix which has D M Monogram. Crafted in the late 1700s popular 'balon' or 'balloon' form, I've read the form hails to the first hot air balloon flight, "The first 'aerostatic' flight in history was