Lot n° 272
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
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Result
: 5 000EUR
Nécessaire de voyage, the wooden case lined on the inside wi - Lot 272
Nécessaire de voyage, the wooden case lined on the inside with gray velvet and blue silk, adorned with four jars the stoppers in partially gilded metal, the bodies in glass; four glass flasks; a milk jug in silver 1st title 950‰ and its turned wooden handle; an eyewash and a cup with its saucer in blue and gold porcelain decorated with fleur-de-lis. In the center a first tray includes numerous utensils, penknives, toothbrush, scissors, stamp, penholder, needle holder, thread pass-through, letter opener, thimble, all in mother-of-pearl and gilded copper inlays as well as a vermeil flatware 1st title 950‰, single-flat model, engraved with double coat of arms, stamped with a marquis crown.
A second tier features the cup saucer, a funnel and a small brush as well as two steel reel holders. A final space for correspondence, featuring two small glass inkwells with gilded metal stoppers. The compartmented lid.
Some objects damaged, others brought back.
For the milkmaid: Paris au second coq 1809-1819, by Jean-Charles Cahier. Gross weight 195 g
For the cutlery: Paris au second coq 1809-1819, by François-Dominique Naudin. Gross weight 84 g
Case dimensions: 28 x 39.8 x 14.6 cm
François-Dominique Naudin and, above all, Jean-Charles Cahier, were eminent collaborators of Martin-Guillaume Biennais, a specialist in these travel sets.
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