A GEORGE III SHAGREEN, GOLD AND GILT-METAL NÉCESSAIRE English, circa 1770/1780 Slightly tapering gilt-metal case covered with shagreen, of oblong section, the cover applied with stamped and chased gold plaques depicting fruit surrounded by reeded scrolls on one side and a dove similarly framed on the other, the base similarly decorated with a dog hunting a bird on the obverse and fruit on the reverse, similar gold scrolls applied on the top, the interior of the base containing a pair of steel scissors with gold handles, an ivory sheet, a steel bodkin, a silver-capped pencil, a gold ear-cleaner and a folding knife with tortoiseshell handle inlaid with gold piqué posé -- 100 mm high
A GEORGE III SHAGREEN, GOLD AND GILT-METAL NÉCESSAIRE English, circa 1770/1780 Slightly tapering gilt-metal case covered with shagreen, of oblong section, the cover applied with stamped and chased gold plaques depicting fruit surrounded by reeded scrolls on one side and a dove similarly framed on the other, the base similarly decorated with a dog hunting a bird on the obverse and fruit on the reverse, similar gold scrolls applied on the top, the interior of the base containing a pair of steel scissors with gold handles, an ivory sheet, a steel bodkin, a silver-capped pencil, a gold ear-cleaner and a folding knife with tortoiseshell handle inlaid with gold piqué posé -- 100 mm high
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