A French late 18th century gold etui, with...
A French late 18th century gold etui, with gold and black lacquer Japanning decoration, with a standing figure reading beneath a tree to one side and Mons to the other, the base with a 16 petal chrysanthemum, containing a pair of steel and gold scissors, a pen knife with steel blade and tortoiseshell body and a small gold-cased pencil, 9.5cm high
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A French late 18th century gold etui, with gold and black lacquer Japanning decoration, with a standing figure reading beneath a tree to one side and Mons to the other, the base with a 16 petal chrysanthemum, containing a pair of steel and gold scissors, a pen knife with steel blade and tortoiseshell body and a small gold-cased pencil, 9.5cm high