Antique English Georgian Era Toothpick case in Tortoise Shell and Silver Pique cashmere more than most of the

more than most of the old ones

Will be cleaned off before shipment

or what 'patches' are

meaning someone else's exquisite museum-quality collection has been recently disbursed into the marketplace

indicative of light use in their 100+ years

Antique English Georgian Era Toothpick case in Tortoise Shell and Silver Pique cashmere more than most of theSilver pique in the Georgian or 'Regency' period toothpick and or patch box you see here, all entirely in place against the chocolate and cognac colored natural tortoise shell. Beautifully crafted and with a hinged lid that is shaped to recess to the lip, as you can see in our images. Nicely crafted c. 1770 1820, and in very good condition as well, but that it appears someone at some later date has relined it with non original velvet. The original use