Large French Antique Compas Superieurs Drafting Compass Set, Nécessaire, Boulle Inlay Rosewood Box, Watercolor Bricks, Aquarelle hors d' Definitely one for the Empire

Definitely one for the Empire enthusiasts

and you're the designer - choose your own trims

Each of 2 are marked both from bottom and from top in photos so you can see that the tight line is barely visible now

but it is in kin to what would have been the typical interior

Large French Antique Compas Superieurs Drafting Compass Set, Nécessaire, Boulle Inlay Rosewood Box, Watercolor Bricks, Aquarelle hors d' Definitely one for the EmpireThe addition of aquarelle or watercolor bricks and tray makes this one splendid! This is a large and very fine French Antique Drafting Set made in France by the Company, "Compas Superieurs". The Set is so unusual for a number of reasons. It is large for one of these sets, measuring 10. 25 inches long by 7 inches wide and 2. 5 inches in height. Inside there are two compartments. The upper one is a tray filled with a virtually complete, and extensive,