An Empire silver-gilt "necessaire de voyage", Pierre-Noel Blaquiere, Paris, 1809-19

with anthemion borders, covers centered by rosettes, comprising: an oval basin, shaving pot, seven jars, five perfume bottles, two inkwells, and toothbrush box, all in cut-glass with silver-gilt covers, a porcelain cup and saucer painted with rustic views, two small brushes, silver-gilt fork, spoon, teaspoon, and mother-of-pearl handled knife, two trays of manicure utensils in mother-of-pearl and metal, razor strop, clothes brush, two cut-glass beakers, cut-steel corkscrew, button hook and two boot pulls, leather-framed mirror, all in brass-bound burlwood case lined in red leather

minor dents to basin, chips to inkwells, one tumbler cracked, the other associated, otherwise good condition, better than usual for these sets
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