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MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD
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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SEWING NECESSAIRE
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD
tapering rectangular tortoiseshell box, the cover inlaid with a mother-of-pearl chinoiserie scene depicting a seated gentleman playing a drum under a palm-tree, within a scrolling mother-of-pearl border and piqué gold frame, the fitted interior containing a pair of gold-mounted steel scissors, a gold bodkin-case, a gold thimble, a gold bodkin and a gold-mounted steel bradawl, each chased with scrolls and foliage, brass push-piece
4¾ in. (120 mm.) high
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD
tapering rectangular tortoiseshell box, the cover inlaid with a mother-of-pearl chinoiserie scene depicting a seated gentleman playing a drum under a palm-tree, within a scrolling mother-of-pearl border and piqué gold frame, the fitted interior containing a pair of gold-mounted steel scissors, a gold bodkin-case, a gold thimble, a gold bodkin and a gold-mounted steel bradawl, each chased with scrolls and foliage, brass push-piece
4¾ in. (120 mm.) high
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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