French Missal Prayer Book with Purple Silk Binding and Communion Card, c.1950 antique service and traditional blue floral decoration

and traditional blue floral decoration

with a delicate two-tone blue and white honeysuckle transferware floral motif and a wonderful double-ended diabolo design

8 Flat dinner plates (24cm diameter 2

Diameter - 19

French Missal Prayer Book with Purple Silk Binding and Communion Card, c.1950 antique service and traditional blue floral decorationA delicate mid century French missal bound in purple silk, retaining its inserted communion card. Small devotional books such as this were often presented for first communion or religious milestones and frequently kept as treasured personal objects. (Shown with a small leather tooled missal, not included) Its silk cover and compact format give it decorative appeal beyond its devotional purpose, especially when grouped with antique books or displayed