Antique 1855 Natural Shell & Sterling Silver Egg Box Miniature Sewing Kit French

Description

Very rare miniature French 19
th
Century Napoleon 3 circa 1855 Natural Shell and Sterling Silver Egg-Shaped Box miniature sewing kit, containing miniature silver Scissor, silver Thimble and silver Needle box.
Natural shell box measures: 5.4 x 3.5 cm
/
2.1 x 1.4 inches
Needle case / Etui à aiguilles: 2.2 x 0.4cm
/
0.9 x 0.15 inches
Scissor
/ Ciseaux
: 2.1 x 1.1 (largest part) cm
/
0.8 x 0.4 inches
Thimble / Dé à coudre: 0.8 x 0.6cm
/
0.3 x 0.2 inches
Weight: 16g
All the miniature instruments are in perfect condition. The needle box opens. The scissor closes and opens as well.
The natural shell is in great condition, also it appears to have a light crack at the back that is hard to see and thus hard to picture.
I inherited years ago from my French family this miniature sewing kit box. We are moving to a smaller place back in France and thus selling a lot of my antique items to make some space.
I am also selling all my old jewelry and other antiques, coming mostly from inheritance, please check my other listings.