Antique French Paroissien Romain Missal (1881) with Gilt Edges, Hidden Fore Edge Marbling, and Ornate Silver Mounts – Alfred Mame and Fils, Tours Vintage

Antique French Paroissien Romain Missal (1881) with Gilt Edges, Hidden Fore Edge Marbling, and Ornate Silver Mounts – Alfred Mame and Fils, Tours VintageAdditional Description: A beautifully preserved antique French Catholic missal titled Paroissien Romain, published by the esteemed Alfred Mame & Fils of Tours, one of the most respected religious publishers of the 19th century. Bound in black pebbled leather, the cover is richly adorned with an applied metal devotional panel featuring finely cast imagery, including the Crucifixion, Agnus Dei, angels, and symbolic motifs framed within Gothic Revival

25” H x 12

The obverse is signed "Labouche"

or tabltop catchalls

Early 20th C jewelry casket

Hand-enameled flowers

and manicure tools

Finely crafted circular burlwood snuff or souvenir box featuring a hand-painted architectural miniature beneath convex glass

a romantic castle view painted likely late 19th to early 20th c

Carriage design symbolized luxury

execution is very good but likely a period copy

depicting a classical building within an ornate cartouche

The lid is richly decorated with scrolling foliate arabesques