A burr elm brass bound travelling dressing case lined in tooled green and red leather, containing a variety of fittings including a tapering oval bowl - 7in, six various silver-topped glass toilet jars and bottles, a scent bottle, a scent flask, a toilet box, a toothbrush, two brushes, a pair of boot pulls, a corkscrew with ivory handle, and a knife, fork and spoon with shell-carved ivory handles, two with gold mounts, the interior of the lid with a maker's or retailer's label "Gavet, Ft. de Rasoirs à l'Épreuve et de Nécessaires, Rue St. Honeré No. 138, Vis-a-Vis L'Oratoire", first half of the 19th Century - 10¾in.

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A burr elm brass bound travelling dressing case lined in tooled green and red leather, containing a variety of fittings including a tapering oval bowl - 7in, six various silver-topped glass toilet jars and bottles, a scent bottle, a scent flask, a toilet box, a toothbrush, two brushes, a pair of boot pulls, a corkscrew with ivory handle, and a knife, fork and spoon with shell-carved ivory handles, two with gold mounts, the interior of the lid with a maker's or retailer's label "Gavet, Ft. de Rasoirs à l'Épreuve et de Nécessaires, Rue St. Honeré No. 138, Vis-a-Vis L'Oratoire", first half of the 19th Century - 10¾in.

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