A CHARLES X PALAIS ROYALE ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ETUI in the form of a carriage the pierced gallery with a domed leather gilt-tooled case enclosing a pair of scissors, a pin-case in the form of a quiver, a needle, a thimble and a pick, the coach with three lanterns and two hinged doors with bevelled glazed plates enclosing a mother-of-pearl lined interior with a close-cut velvet covered bench, with a further hinged domed carrying casket to the rear, upon pierced wheels with sprung suspension and a mother-of-pearl pulling rod, the top gallery replaced and with later leather lining stamped

Details
A CHARLES X PALAIS ROYALE ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ETUI in the form of a carriage the pierced gallery with a domed leather gilt-tooled case enclosing a pair of scissors, a pin-case in the form of a quiver, a needle, a thimble and a pick, the coach with three lanterns and two hinged doors with bevelled glazed plates enclosing a mother-of-pearl lined interior with a close-cut velvet covered bench, with a further hinged domed carrying casket to the rear, upon pierced wheels with sprung suspension and a mother-of-pearl pulling rod, the top gallery replaced and with later leather lining stamped
'DOUANE/Genève/Port Fr.-/v1-2'
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high; 14½in. (37cm.) fully extended;
4½in. (11.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Duke Herzog von Riechstadt, the son of Queen Marie Louisa of Austria, second wife of Napoleon
By descent and gift to Baronim Foillon Holbein
J. Arthur Rank, Bottisham Park, Cambridgeshire

More from Continental Furniture

View All
View All