Antique Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Signed Papier Mâché 10" Card Tray, Peacock, Snakes flacon 95% pure silver with ornate

95% pure silver with ornate guilloche style machined pattern including engraved flower & foliage and engraved "œLL" monogram

It does work but is a bit temperamental so a bit of patience is required

And each of these has not only got 4 hand painted ornithological or bird themed paintings

This one is slightly smaller than the other

the Victorian era papier mache objects out of France in that era were often screened with images like you see on this fabulous old one

Antique Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Signed Papier Mâché 10" Card Tray, Peacock, Snakes flacon 95% pure silver with ornateJennens & Bettridge signature papier mch pieces are the most treasured of them all, and this one helps show you why. Dating c. 1840 50, it is an elaborately hand painted and mother of pearl inlay underlay masterpiece, a garden scene with garden, palace and peacock. The handle features a pair of snakes amid the leaves. Elegant old thing, English Victorian, of course. Very good to excellent for age and type. As you can see we have 2 imperfections on the