Travel case made of thuja burl, with brass strips at the cor - Lot 196

Lot n° 196
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Travel case made of thuja burl, with brass strips at the cor - Lot 196
Travel case made of thuja burl, with brass strips at the corners (missing) and along the edges, two side handles, a lid adorned with a monogrammed coat of arms, one side drawer (stuck), and a clover-shaped lock with its key. Interior, lined with green leather featuring gold-stamped decoration, with three trays containing various toiletries, writing implements, and dining accessories made of 950°/°° silver-plated silver and gilded metal; - a sponge case (85.7 g), a powder case (82.4 g), a basin (276 g), five cut-glass vials with vermeil-plated silver stoppers (gross weight of stoppers: 23 g), a funnel (3.8 g), an eye wash (9.5 g), a silver cutlery set with mother-of-pearl handles, silversmith AH (gross weight: 40 g), double-headed toothbrush, compass, mechanical pencil, penholder, polishing tool, paperclip, and a glass bottle (damaged) Under the lid is a freestanding mirror covered in green leather, bearing a label “Maison DEGRAUX rue Sainte Anne 51” and a handwritten inscription in ink: Marquis de Pommereu. It opens via a secret side drawer revealing a travel writing case with compartments. Rooster hallmark, Paris 1797–1809 Case dimensions: 14 x 32 x 22.5 cm Gross weight: 528 g (Many parts are missing; some have been replaced. One brass part is missing.)
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