A French vermeil and enamel sewing case
A French vermeil and enamel sewing case
Quiver shaped case with vermeil mountings picked out in polychrome enamels. Containing a pair of scissors with steel blades, an embroidery needle (?), and a vermeil mounted pencil. Not hallmarked. The pencil replaced. H total 14 cm.
Early 19th century.
These cases were sold in the Palais Royal.
Provenance
Rhenish private ownership.
Bid on this lot
A French vermeil and enamel sewing case
Quiver shaped case with vermeil mountings picked out in polychrome enamels. Containing a pair of scissors with steel blades, an embroidery needle (?), and a vermeil mounted pencil. Not hallmarked. The pencil replaced. H total 14 cm.
Early 19th century.
These cases were sold in the Palais Royal.
Provenance
Rhenish private ownership.
