Nécessaire (one of a pair)

John Barbot

Medium: Gold, agate, rubies, diamonds, silver, wood carcass, silk velvet, miror glass; enamel miniature; glass, enamel, topaz; movement: gilded brass, steel, enamel face; shagreen on wood with gold piqué ornament and gilt-brass mounts
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (23.2 × 11.4 × 6.4 cm); Overall (case, confirmed): 11 3/4 × 5 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (29.8 × 14.3 × 9.2 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Dated: ca. 1760
Pixels: 3200 × 4000
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John Barbot. Nécessaire (one of a pair), ca. 1760. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.