Étui

Italian or French

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On the front, straw wefts are interwoven with colored silk threads, creating a floral pattern surrounding a cartouche showing a column in a landscape. Continuing on the back, the Latin motto reads: DIVES IN OMNES AUT ERIGI AUT DESTRURI ("Rich in all, either raised or pulled down").

Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French

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Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French
Étui, Straw, silk, and metal thread; metal spangles; silk lining, Italian or French

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