Lot n° 91
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Eighteenth-century tortoiseshell "nécessaire d'amitié" case - Lot 91
Eighteenth-century tortoiseshell "nécessaire d'amitié" case on embossed silver paper.
The upper and lower bands are in gold, the hinge is in vermeil, and the lid decoration is in low-title rose gold.
Vanneau head hallmark: Parisian discharge between 1782 and 1789.
Contains a needle case, a writing tablet, a toothpick/ear pick, a tongue scraper, a lace loop and a silver-bladed penknife.
8.6 cm x 5.1 cm
50.3 grams gross
Eaters and cracks to scale. Utensils missing.
(Upper hoop: 1.54 grams)".
Expert : Axel de Sèvedavy
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