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LONDON, CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX
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A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE NECESSAIRE WITH GOLD AND GILT-METAL FITTINGS
LONDON, CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX
Rectangular set with panels of banded grey-blue agate in gold mounts cast with scrolls, rocaille, flowers and putti, on four shell feet, the hinged cover with scrolled handle and push-button thumbpiece, opening to reveal a mirror, central compartment with agate cover lined in blue velvet, two blue glass bottles painted with gilt trellis and flowerheads and with fluted gold covers, and a removable gilt-metal box with sliding agate cover and lower secret compartment, both lined in blue velvet and containing a steel folding knife with gold handle cast with scrolls and flower heads, apparently unmarked
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
LONDON, CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX
Rectangular set with panels of banded grey-blue agate in gold mounts cast with scrolls, rocaille, flowers and putti, on four shell feet, the hinged cover with scrolled handle and push-button thumbpiece, opening to reveal a mirror, central compartment with agate cover lined in blue velvet, two blue glass bottles painted with gilt trellis and flowerheads and with fluted gold covers, and a removable gilt-metal box with sliding agate cover and lower secret compartment, both lined in blue velvet and containing a steel folding knife with gold handle cast with scrolls and flower heads, apparently unmarked
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
Provenance
With S.J. Phillips Ltd., London.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above, 16 October 2001.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above, 16 October 2001.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections
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