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    Sale 9987

    Furniture and Decorative Objects

    London, South Kensington

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    10 March 2004

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    • A Louis Philippe rosewood case
    Lot 72

    A Louis Philippe rosewood cased ladies' necessaire

    CIRCA 1840

    Price realised

    GBP 502

    Estimate

    GBP 200 - GBP 400

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    A Louis Philippe rosewood cased ladies' necessaire
    CIRCA 1840
    The tapered case with sycamore inset foliate decoration and stringing, the silk and velvet lined fitted interior containing silver gilt scissors, a thimble, a needle case and an unpicker, all with incised and pressed foliate decoration
    The case -- 5in. (12.7cm.) long
    A Victorian papier mâché cased ladies' etui, third quarter 19th century, the ivory banded fitted interior with silver tape-measure, propelling pencil, thimble, unpicker, pen-knife, scissors and needle case -- 4 3/16in. (10.7cm.) high; a Victorian papier mâché and mother-of-pearl inlaid lorgnettes case, circa 1865, containing spectacles; a Victorian papier mâché card case; and two other items (6)

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