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A GEORGE III PASTE-SET GILT-METAL NECESSAIRE
English, circa 1775
U-shaped gilt-metal casket resting on three scrolling feet, the cover in the form of a writing bureau, the sides engraved with a couple of doves, flowers and garlands, the lid edged with white paste, containing a mirror, two glass bottles with gold caps, tablets, pen-holders with two later metal plumes, two spoons, a bodkin and tweezers -- 82 mm high
English, circa 1775
U-shaped gilt-metal casket resting on three scrolling feet, the cover in the form of a writing bureau, the sides engraved with a couple of doves, flowers and garlands, the lid edged with white paste, containing a mirror, two glass bottles with gold caps, tablets, pen-holders with two later metal plumes, two spoons, a bodkin and tweezers -- 82 mm high