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Palais Royale
coromandal and engraved scallop shell
musical necessaire with 22-part sectional
comb cylinder movement N° 378 with the
teeth in groups of three
Plain brass
bedplate under glass dustlid, in teal green silk
lined interior of four compartments, shaped
period paper and cream silk lined implement
tray comprising twin bobbins, scent bottle, pair
of engraved winders with star hoops behind
and looking glass tray mounts, bobbin holder,
small awl, thimble, lace staff, scissors, large
awl, large needle case and pin staff, with pansy
PR crest to thimble, polished steel and gold
fittings, prominent carved and polished
mother-of-pearl bodies, to the green velvet
topped tray, in the shell-form case with full looking glass lid interior, silver lid hinge, the top with
whole domed scallop shell incised with geometric scrolls, fan leaves and tiny leaf trails,
heightened with infill of lamp-black, of superb sheen and colours, the main body of coromandal,
finished with regular single and double tandems of hand-cut miniature steel hob-nails with star
formation cuts to the heads, escutcheon to front-centre, raised on four mother-of-pearl ball feet,
start/stop and change/repeat to underside, with the period lid and winding keys
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