Circa 1820
Height: 1.125 ins / 2.86 cm
Width: 4.375 ins / 11.11 cm
Depth: 3 ins / 7.62 cm
Stock Number: 01112/spr12
Price: £1100
A lovely Palais Royal satinwood sewing box complete with a selection of mother of pearl tools, including scissors, thimble, snowflake winders, cotton reel holders, needle case and tambour hook.
The History of Palais Royal
For collectors of thimbles needlework tools, and needlework boxes some of the most beautiful and sought-after pieces are known collectively as ‘Palais Royal’. The name refers to the Palace in Paris, built for Cardinal Richelieu in 1629. It was originally known as Palais Cardinal but on the death of Richelieu it passed into the ownership of the French royal family.
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Promenade of the gallery of the Palais Royal
The History of Palais Royal
