Superb French c. 1700s Palais Royal Chatelaine Necessaire, Case, 3 Etui, Louis XVI Era Purse

It seems more a gentleman's chatelaine than a woman's, really, and it occurs to me the side cases might well have held sealing wax and a sceau, or wax seal rather than thimble and measuring tape. The interior fittings of the larger etui or 'necessaire' is fitted for a pocket knife, scissors, a stylus or pencil, a long slender 2-leaf writing tablet and, finally, a toothpick or bodkin with ear wax spoon on one end. Necessities more suited to travel than to sewing. There is a hook higher up, likely for a pocket watch. Beautiful old treasure, it has lost those implements and tools it would once have held within.  But for display, or for reenactments, costume or movie set - it's every bit the beauty it started out as some 270 years ago. I do think it has a generous layering of karat gold. Another I have of this period tested variously from 12k to 18k, and I suspect this might be plated with something similar. It has no tarnish to the intricately cast motifs, recesses. I do not think it is