Furniture & Works of Art - 8th July 2014
Lot 413
λ A 19th century French ebonised nécessaire
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
λ A 19th century French ebonised nécessaire, with brass, ivory, mother of pearl and pewter inlay, the silk lined interior with a fitted pull-out tray fitted with mother of pearl reel holders, a glass scent bottle, gilt metal handled scissors, a bodkin and needle case, the base with the remains of a trade label, c.1860-70, 8cm high, 18cm wide, 11.6cm deep.
Purchased from Antiquites Jean-Luc Moreau, Paris, 5th April 1999.
Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes.