"Very Important And Magnificent Rectangular Toiletry Box In Boulle Marquetry"
Very important and magnificent rectangular toiletry box in BOULLE marquetry with retractable side handles, 19th century. It contains, in gilt-mounted crystal with sides: > A pair of covered powder boxes > A pair of covered oval boxes > A covered rectangular box with support for a rectangular box > A large rectangular comb box > A travel inkwell in its leather case marked: P. HAMM Patent > A mirror > A pair of rectangular bottles > A square bottle > A round box covered in crystal > A crystal worm and its silver lid > A large round timpani with a flat bottom , in vermeil entirely engraved Master Goldsmith: GT or CT > Two leather cases > Three brushes > A lidded tray containing a set of mounted tortoiseshell accessories, in steel, silver (knives, pen holder, corkscrew, hooks, etc) This sublime set is entirely lined with purple velvet. Dimensions: Height: 16 cm Length: 36 cm Depth: 25 cm