A FINE FRENCH SILVER-GILT CHINOISERIE SEWING ETUI NECESSAIRE
LATE 19TH CENTURY

retailed by Dreyfous, indistinct French marks, comprising scissors (import mark Birmingham 1899 to handle), needle case and bodkin cast with figural and foliate decoration, together with unassociated thimble, in a fitted red leather case with canted corners, gilt-tooled Chinoiserie landscape scene to the cover, stamped DREYFOUS - PARIS - LONDON - NEW YORK to base. Needle case 9.2cm long, 10.0g/0.3 troy ounces