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. (10.8 × 12.9 × 9.5 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 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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Nécessaire, watch, ca, 1745–50, German, Casket, gold, mother, pearl, lined, dark-red velvet, Watch, brass, partly blued steel, Overall, confirmed, 4 1/4, 5 1/16, 3 3/4, 10.8, 12.9, 9.5 cm, Diameter, back plate, 1, 3.2, Metalwork-Gold, Platinum, Fitted, sewing, writing implements, well, unmarked nécessaire, delightful chinoiserie decoration, Rococo style, echoing, work, influential Munich, designer, François, Cuvillié, 1695–1768
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