RARE Antique French c. 1800 Palais Royal Nécessaire, Travel Vanity Compendium, Cup & Saucer, Timbale and SO Much More
Amazing antique French Palais Royal travel compendium, necessaire or “campaign” chest, a burled walnut or amboyna box with a massive array of contents including gold enameled porcelain tea or coffee cup & saucer, sterling silver cup, tumbler or “timbale” and a wide array of original vanity & writing pieces (travel inkwells with sterling tops and wax seal or sceau) in the intricately fitted & layered interior! Ashley and I found this one in Paris on our last trip, both of us talking about how if we’d have been there or traveled there roughly 200 years ago, she would surely have needed this :). Especially that beautiful little coffee cup & saucer was Ashley’s response given the fact that we basically lived off of espresso, cappuccino and cafe creme the entire time. A gorgeous box, the exterior in a richly burled walnut or amboyna with brass corners, escutcheon and cartouche. It even has a working lock with key. Missing the interior mirror fitting that would have been held