An Edward VII ladies silver-gilt travelling necessaire, retailed by Alfred Barker, London, 1905

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton

An Edward VII ladies silver-gilt travelling necessaire, retailed by Alfred Barker, London, 1905, comprising:

Four silver-topped cut-glass scent bottles, in two sizes;

Three circular pin jars;

A travelling hot drinks/shaving set;

Three rectangular boxes, in sizes;

A pincushion;

A manicure set;

An inkwell;

An ebony-handled clothes and hair brushes;

Two tortoiseshell trinket pots/boxes;

A tortoiseshell travel clock;

A hip flask and various other implements, in a fitted leather travel case

length of the case 54cm, 21 1/5in.