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A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE NECESSAIRE
English, circa 1770
Rectangular casket, the pale mauve agate panels mounted in a gold cagework chased with foliage and rocaille, the pushpiece set with a white paste stone, containing four gold-mounted polygonally cut glass bottles with scrolled gold stoppers, scissors, tablets, a pencil, an ear spoon, and a folding knife with mother-of-pearl handle -- 80 mm high
English, circa 1770
Rectangular casket, the pale mauve agate panels mounted in a gold cagework chased with foliage and rocaille, the pushpiece set with a white paste stone, containing four gold-mounted polygonally cut glass bottles with scrolled gold stoppers, scissors, tablets, a pencil, an ear spoon, and a folding knife with mother-of-pearl handle -- 80 mm high