Lot Essay
A mother-of-pearl box of similar form and engraving was sold Sotheby's Monaco, 26 November 1979, lot 489. Another related nécessaire was sold Sotheby's Monaco, 23-24 June 1985, lot 835.
Property from the Estate of
MOSETTE LEVAUR KEYSER-ANDRE
A CHARLES X PALAIS-ROYAL ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL NÉCESSAIRE, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, of scallop-shell form, the top engraved with foliage and patera centered by the monogram SCE within a shield opening to a velvet-lined fitted interior--6in. wide, 5¼in. deep
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A CHARLES X PALAIS-ROYAL ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL NÉCESSAIRE, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, of scallop-shell form, the top engraved with foliage and patera centered by the monogram SCE within a shield opening to a velvet-lined fitted interior--6in. wide, 5¼in. deep