BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED  PAPIER MACHE  PIECE WITH MOTHER OF PEARL INSERTED AND PAINTED. THIS IS CIRCA 1880. IT IS IN TWO PIECES WITH NO BINDING. NO MISSING PIECES IN FLORAL COMPOSITION. IS 30.5 CM X23 CM.  THE COVER IS MUCH SHINIER THAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS.  GOOD  CONDITION CONSIDERING AGE.