A Mother-of-Pearl Musical Sewing Necessaire with Gilt-Metal Mounts, Probably Palais Royal, Paris, Early 19th Century

rectangular, the hinged mother-of-pearl lid engraved with floral foliage around a central ornament, opening to reveal a partially embroidered velvet-lined interior fitted with implements including a mother-of-pearl needle case and matching scissors, a spool, an enamel thimble, a capped glass scent bottle etc., the interior of the lid fitted with a mirror, the protruding stepped mother-of-pearl sides with mounts decorated with floral strapwork and foliage, the keyhole to front flanked by putti, the lower part with a wood-lined interior containing the musical mechanism, resting on lion's feet, apparently unmarked, with an ornate winder

width 8 ⅛ in.; 20 ½ cm