RARE 19th Century French Tortoise Shell Pique Note Book, Necessaire, Aide d' Memoire with Pencil - Tortoiseshell poodle offerings and venues

offerings and venues

ornate Louis XV style pattern with stylized seashells and palmette accents

even the restorations prove interesting and a true link to its history

and unfaded

not the least of which is just to display and thrill over it

RARE 19th Century French Tortoise Shell Pique Note Book, Necessaire, Aide d' Memoire with Pencil - Tortoiseshell poodle offerings and venuesNot really a 'carnet de bal' or dance card, but something quite similar, this mid 1800s beauty is a full notebook with the most gorgeous old shell cover, don't you agree? Wonderful vanity item, perfect for beside your bed to jot down those things we all think of in the middle of the night, or to record your friend's phone address notations in a most opulent manner. Stunning! Very good to excellent condition, right down to the gilded edge pages.