[ABBEVILLE]. Mayor of Abbeville's purse in garnet red velvet embroidered with silk and silver threads with the town's coat of arms surrounded by a laurel wreath. Trimmings, inside skin and blue silk. (Damage and wear, no frame, one part detached). Height Height: 29 cm. This purse belonged to the mayor of the town and was used to keep the town's seals. A purse of the same type is in the Musée d'Abbeville. Provenance: - Kept by the descendants of Jean-Claude DUSCHENE (1698-1772), lord of Lamotte-Buleux and Courcelles, royal secretary and mayor of Abbeville from 1751 to 1752, until the present day.