A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLOODSTONE AND GOLD NECESSAIRE TABLE CLOCK, IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER FITTED INTERIOR, THE CLOCK 18TH CENTURY AND ASSOCIATED
The lid crested with a watch with a faceted garnet finial and surrounded by pale rubies, the works signed Tho. Grant/London/1207, the interior fitted with various instruments, including four glass bottles, scissors, tweezers with a nail file, tablest, a pair of gold pencil holders, two spoons, a bodkin, a hook, and ear pick, and ear cleaner, an eyebrow comb and a mother-of-pearl sponge handle
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 51⁄4 in. (13.4 cm.) wide, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) deep
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with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
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The lid crested with a watch with a faceted garnet finial and surrounded by pale rubies, the works signed Tho. Grant/London/1207, the interior fitted with various instruments, including four glass bottles, scissors, tweezers with a nail file, tablest, a pair of gold pencil holders, two spoons, a bodkin, a hook, and ear pick, and ear cleaner, an eyebrow comb and a mother-of-pearl sponge handle
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 51⁄4 in. (13.4 cm.) wide, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
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