Nécessaire with watch, probably ca. 1745–50, German, Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass

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Nécessaire with watch, probably ca. 1745–50, German, Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel, Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. ( × × cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. ( cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Fitted with sewing and writing implements as well as a watch, this unmarked nécessaire shows delightful chinoiserie decoration in the Rococo style, echoing the work of the influential Munich designer François Cuvilliés (1695–1768

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