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Fitted with sewing and writing implements as well as a watch, this unmarked nécessaire shows delightful chinoiserie decoration in the Rococo style, echoing the work of the influential Munich designer François Cuvilliés (1695–1768).
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Title: Nécessaire with watch
Date: probably ca. 1745–50
Culture: German
Medium: Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. (10.8 × 12.9 × 9.5 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Object Number: 1982.60.135
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