Antique French Pique c.1750-1810 Nécessaire, Etui, Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver pebble leather handsome gray (powdered)

handsome gray (powdered)

The box is decorated with a floral motif using black "lac"

No chips nor cracks on the painting's thin natural wafer

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Antique French Pique c.1750-1810 Nécessaire, Etui, Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver pebble leather handsome gray (powdered)A stunning fine c. 1750 1810 French vest pocket vanity ncessaire, would have been filled with small implements of necessity for the elegant traveler, or gentleman, lady, in its time. The interior items have all gone missing over the centuries, which is very often the case, but the etui, itself is exquisite, and beautifully preserved. It is petit, as these were, and an engineering marvel. Just 3" long, 1 1 2" wide and 3 4" at deepest, an oval form. You