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Nécessaire, Enameled copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Nécessaire, James Cox  British, Case: moss agate, mounted in gold and set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; silver; Dial: white enamel, with frame pavé-set with paste jewels, British, London
Watchmaker: James Cox
ca. 1770–72
Nécessaire (one of a pair), John Barbot  British, 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, British, London
Entrepreneur John Barbot
Enamel miniature of King George IV painted by Charles Muss
After a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
ca. 1760
Nécessaire, Joseph Martineau, Sr., Gold, agate; white enamel; implements of various materials including ivory, steel, tortiseshell, hair, British, London
Watchmaker: Joseph Martineau, Sr.
mid-18th century
Nécessaire with watch, Casket: gold and mother-of-pearl, lined with dark-red velvet; Watch: brass and partly blued steel, German
German
probably ca. 1745–50
Nécessaire, Gold, enamel, ivory, glass, European
European
19th century
Nécessaire, Gold, enamel, pearls, European
European
19th century
Nécessaire, Gold, chalcedony, British, probably London
British, probably London
ca. 1810
Nécessaire, Enameled copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Writing Nécessaire, Copper, enamel, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Nécessaire, Copper, enamel, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–1770
Nécessaire and châtelaine, Enameled copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Book-shaped nécessaire, Enameled and gilt copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–1770
Nécessaire, Enameled copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Nécessaire, Gold, enamel, tortoiseshell, brilliants, French, Paris
French, Paris
18th century (?)
Nécessaire, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, German
German
ca. 1750–60
Nécessaire, Hard-paste porcelain, ivory, gold, probably German
probably German
18th century
Nécessaire, Wood veneered with tortoiseshell and gold; implements of glass, ivory, and gold, German, probably Augsburg
German, probably Augsburg
first quarter 18th century
Nécessaire, Shagreen on wood, gold; implements of gold, ivory, 
and steel, French
French
mid-18th century
Nécessaire, Agate, gilt brass, French
French
last quarter 18th century
Nécessaire, John Best, Gold, heliotrope, diamond, British
Clockmaker: John Best
mid-18th century
Nécessaire, Steel, partly gilt, Russian, Tula
Russian, Tula
mid-18th century
Nécessaire and watch, J. Orpion, Gold, agate, enamel, rose diamonds, British, London
Watch possibly by J. Orpion
19th century
Nécessaire, Shagreen on wood; fittings of gold, porcelain, glass, 
and steel, French
French
third quarter 18th century
Nécessaire, Wood, shagreen, silk, tortoiseshell with gold mounts, steel, British, London
British, London
mid-18th century
Nécessaire, Enamel on copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Nécessaire, Tahan, Stained wood, gilt metal, gold, crystal, steel, rubies, French, Paris
Tahan
ca. 1815
Writing Nécessaire, Enamel on copper, glass, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
Nécessaire, Enamel on copper, British, South Staffordshire
British, South Staffordshire
ca. 1765–70
French
third quarter 18th century