
German silver-gilt vinaigrette-cum-needle case
ring finial, rose-cut diamond button releases, unmarked
8.5cm, 3 1/4 in
32gr, 1oz
probably Augsburg, circa 1700

A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND ENAMEL NEEDLE CASE, Nicolas Durier, Paris,
circa 1786
enamelled in translucent blue and decorated with paillon fleurs-de-lis, bound by enamelled leafy borders
charge and export discharge of Henri Clavel
length 3 5/8 in.
9.2cm

A gold-mounted agate needle case, English, circa 1765
cylindrical, the grey, tan and white striated hardstone enclosed within chased openwork borders of scrolls and flowers, white champlevé enamel border inscribed 'Amour de Grace', unmarked
length: 11cm, 4 3/8 in.

A gold-mounted tortoiseshell and lacquer needle case, French, circa 1785
slightly tapering form and flattened oval section, striped in gold between translucent flowers on a rose pink ground, gold ropetwist mounts
10 cm., 4in. long

A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL NEEDLE CASE, Late 18th Century
painted with women in classical dress and altars to love and to the arts, surrounded by white taille d'épargne enamel
circa 1790
length 4 1/4in.
10.8cm

A Swiss Gold, Enamel And Pearl-set Key-form Needle Case, circa 1820
the key enameled in translucent red on engine-turned ground with borders of split pearls, shaped handle, chased enamel with black and white foliage, the bit with hinged cover enameled on both sides with a single rose,
struck with French and Austrian Control marks, with fitted box
length 3 5/8 in.
9.2cm

A Continental THREE-COLOR GOLD NEEDLE CASE, late 18th century
of oval outline, bright-cut and chased borders of vari-color gold flowers surrounding rosettes
maker's mark only not clear
length 4 7/8 in.
12.4cm

A gold and enamel needle case, Geneva, circa 1800
painted with panels of training flowers and translucent milky enamel over engine-turning, similar borders of green, blue and white husks, quatrefoils and dots, maker's mark apparently JG ir IG below a crown above a fleur de lys incuse, ink inventory number apparently '354'
length: 9.5cm, 3 3/4 in.

A gold, enamel and pearl needle case, probably Geneva, circa 1790-1800
faceted tapering form, painted with pastoral figures reserved within paillon ornament on dark blue enamel ground, the borders chased, enamelled and pearl-set with laurel garlands, maker's mark J incuse crowned, other mark illegible
10 cm., 4 1/4 in. high

A gold-mounted bloodstone needle case, English, circa 1840
slightly tapering cylindrical form, in the taste of the 1760s, the gold mounts chased with scrollwork and garlands
10 cm., 4in. long