"Couture Kit, Ivory Box And Gold Utensils, Parisian Goldsmith Auguste Belleau, 1880"
Sewing kit with its ivory box, hinge, push-button clasp and brass mount, oval-shaped and interior cutouts made to measure to receive the various utensils, composed of 5 pieces, the chisel, the punch, the grommet, the case with wings, and the thimble, all with the same decoration of flowers and foliage and small guilloche friezes, in 18 ct 750 ° / °° gold, chisel and steel punch tips, hallmark of the Orfèvre Parisien, Auguste Belleau, au 43 Rue de Richelieu, period work at the end of the 19th century around 1880, beginning of Art Nouveau, document provided, gross weight of the pieces of 24.13 gr, the empty box weighs 135.22 gr. Complete set and in perfect condition, the others on the market are often mismatched and rarely original. This kind of piece of goldsmith's work was only reserved and accessible at the time to the wealthiest people. All miscellaneous taxes or customs charges for foreign countries are the responsibility of the buyer.