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A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NECESSAIRE

Lot 161
22.09.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 20 160
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 812342
Lot 161 | A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NECESSAIRE
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
Rectangular upright casket, the cover and sides set with gold cagework mounts chased with gold rocaille cartouches, flower garlands and birds over bloodstone, within moulded borders and with diamond-set push-button, the interior fitted in the cover with a mirror and comprising two cut-glass scent bottles with gold-mounted porcelain stoppers shaped as a pug for one and a bird for the other, a gold spoon, a gold pencil, steel knife with gold-mounted bloodstone handle, gold tweezers with steel file, a pair of gold-mounted steel scissors, a gold earspoon and toothpick, a gold needle, a gold-mounted toothbrush with spade terminal, a gold-mounted bloodstone mirror, a gold-mounted bloodstone needle case and box, and a gold thimble and gold-mounted bloodstone bobbin, the interior lined in cream silk
31/8 in. (92 mm.) high
Medium:Gold, Porcelain
Place of origin:United Kingdom
Category:Toiletry bag
Auction house category:Boxes and Cases
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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08.09.2022 – 22.09.2022
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