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CIRCA 1750/1760, SOME OF THE GOLD IMPLEMENTS LATER STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH POST-1864 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD AND OTHERS WITH THE FRENCH POST-1893 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD
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A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED COMPOSITION NECESSAIRE
circa 1750/1760, some of the gold implements later struck with the French post-1864 import marks for gold and others with the French post-1893 import marks for gold
Slightly tapering flecked composition casket of shaped outlines applied with small gold rosettes, with pierced reeded and scrolling gold mounts, rose-cut diamond set pushpiece, the top of the hinged lid applied with a scrolling gold handle, plain base, the inside of the lid lined with purple velvet and fitted with a mirror, the base fitted with a steel folding knife with gold-mounted composition handle, two cut glass flasks with gold mounts, the chained gold stoppers chased as birds (one bottle replaced), two gold-rivetted ivory slips, gold ear-spoon, gold-handled steel scissors, steel tweezers with incorporated file, gold bodkin and a gold-mounted pencil
3 1/16 in. (77 mm.) wide excluding the handle
circa 1750/1760, some of the gold implements later struck with the French post-1864 import marks for gold and others with the French post-1893 import marks for gold
Slightly tapering flecked composition casket of shaped outlines applied with small gold rosettes, with pierced reeded and scrolling gold mounts, rose-cut diamond set pushpiece, the top of the hinged lid applied with a scrolling gold handle, plain base, the inside of the lid lined with purple velvet and fitted with a mirror, the base fitted with a steel folding knife with gold-mounted composition handle, two cut glass flasks with gold mounts, the chained gold stoppers chased as birds (one bottle replaced), two gold-rivetted ivory slips, gold ear-spoon, gold-handled steel scissors, steel tweezers with incorporated file, gold bodkin and a gold-mounted pencil
3 1/16 in. (77 mm.) wide excluding the handle
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis