Beschreibung:

A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED ENAMEL NECESSAIRE
LONDON, CIRCA 1760/1765, THE MIRROR-CASE LATER STAMPED WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1893 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD, SIMILAR INDISTINCT MARK ON ONE FOOT
A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED ENAMEL NECESSAIRE LONDON, CIRCA 1760/1765, THE MIRROR-CASE LATER STAMPED WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1893 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD, SIMILAR INDISTINCT MARK ON ONE FOOT The necessaire, in the form of a miniature secrétaire on four scroll feet, the cabinet embellished with gold mounts of foliate scrolls and flowers overlaid on panels of painted enamel to all sides, the whole surmounted by a watch signed 'Chas.Cabrier, London', flanked by two reclining nymphs supporting the figure of a piper above, the upper section, inset with a mirror, opening to reveal the fitted interior containing three faceted glass scent-bottles with gold stoppers and scroll handles, a gold hinged mirror-case, the cover chased with scenes from a hunt, a detachable gold screw-on handle to fit two gold-mounted mother-of-pearl brushes, a gold spool, three steel sewing devices, a steel blade, ivory tablets with gold rivet and a combined steel nail-file with gold tweezers, the lower section with three front drawers, the top one false, and two side drawers, one on each side, the right-hand side one false, each of mother-of-pearl, the side drawer containing a faceted glass scent-bottle with gold stopper, the sides of the interior and drawers lined with gilt-edged scarlet plush; original key and later mirror-set ochre plush stand The watch, with white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed 'CABRIER London', blued steel beetle and poker hands, the watch movement with single chain fuse, the plates joined by four scroll-pierced pillars, pierced and engraved balance cock to verge balance and silvered regulation disk to top plate signed and numbered 'Chas. Cabrier LONDON 7087' 9 in. (22½ cm.) high (3)