A GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NECESSAIRE IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770

A GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NECESSAIRE IN THE MANNER OF JAMES COX, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770

in the form of a bureau with sloping fall front and two front and one side drawers, the gold mounts enclosing the banded agate chased with scrolling foliage and flowers, surmounted by a gold-framed watch, the enamel dial signed Cabrier, London, the reverse with engraved signature C. Cabrier, London, the watch crowned by a musician with a flute and resting on two reclining figures, containing a plush-lined compartment fitted with three gold-capped glass scent bottles, a pair of parcel-gilt scissors, a foldable mirror, its gold cover chased with a landscape of ruins within scrollwork, ivory slips, a spoon, a tongue scraper, a thimble, a mother of pearl toothbrush and a gold-mounted mother of pearl brush, matching screw-on handle, and other implements, the bureau resting on scroll supports, the underside with serial number 764467

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