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Nécessaire (one of a pair)

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Gold agate rubies diamonds silver wood carcass silk velvet miror glass; enamel miniature; glass enamel topaz; movement: gilded brass steel enamel face; shagreen on wood with gold piqué ornament and gilt-brass mounts
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris in memory of his wife Dena Sperry Haris 1945
Title: Nécessaire (one of a pair)
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Gold agate rubies diamonds silver wood carcass silk velvet miror glass; enamel miniature; glass enamel topaz; movement: gilded brass steel enamel face; shagreen on wood with gold piqué ornament and gilt-brass mounts.

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