Antique French Paris Grand Tour Souvenir Tray, 9 Eglomise Monument Views c. 1880
The charm is immense, and condition is really very very good for this type of item. This is a calling card tray, c. 1870s. In the 1800s, the French souvenir trade in items like this was excellent, expanding to include similar made items for foreign locations, too. You see the souvenir items like little glass boxes with a single back-painted glass scene of Paris. We all love those! But these trays are our favorites. This one is one of 3 I'm listing today so I'll talk about it specifically: Nine panels of back-painted glass views of Paris monuments, this one is round and is centered by the Pantheon, Paris, home of the original of Foucault's pendulums. The 8 scenes around it, each a small round scene, shows monuments of Paris that a tourist would want to remember. You see Noter Dame, The Obelisk of Concord, Madaleine Basilica, The Arch de Triomphe, Bastille, Bourse, St. Severin, Medici Palace (now the National Assembly) Napoleon's Arch, Hotel d'Ville. Did I get them all? Very good conditi