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Necessaire Travel Case

English necessaire travel case with silver interior by William Neale & Son, 1924
By William Neale & Son Ltd
Located in Delft, NL
English necessaire travel case with silver and glass interior by William Neale & Son Ltd
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20th Century British Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver

Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Art Deco ladies traveling necessaire ensemble consisting of 13 implements for grooming, contained
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bakelite, Resin

Victorian Necessaire De Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful English coromandel travel case, or necessaire de voyage, boasts toiletries adorned with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Victorian Necessaire De Voyage
Victorian Necessaire De Voyage
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 10.25 in
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Travel Nécessaire by Boin Taburet, circa 1880
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style silver-gilt and cut-glass travel nécessaire by Boin Taburet
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Silver

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a luxurious blue velvet
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in
French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Crystal, Silver

French Nécessaire de Voyage
French Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6.5 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage A work of extraordinary
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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
sewing and grooming tools, also known as an etui or nécessaire. The compact travel case is finished with
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
H 3.75 in W 2.25 in D 2 in
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
boxes known as the Necessaire are small boxes or wooden cases used to hold toiletry items for travel
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

German Late 19th Century Crocodile And Silver Vanity Suitcase Case
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautiful old crocodile vanity and necessaire case, with eight jars in facetted glass and silver
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Antique Late 19th Century German Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Silver

Drew & Sons London, Victorian Fine Crocodile Vanity Case with Silver Accessories
Located in Torquay, GB
A late Victorian fine crocodile skin travel luggage by Drew & Sons London, circa 1890s. In dark
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Silver

Russian Silver Imperial-era Picnic Set by Grachev of St. Petersburg, circa 1900
By Grachev Brothers
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A rare Russian silver traveling necessaire from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II
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Antique Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Dinnerware and Flatware Sets

Materials

Silver

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Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell & Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock movemen...
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel

Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
H 3.25 in W 2.5 in D 2.13 in
Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Located in Buchanan, MI
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Sets

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Leather

Extraordinary Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in London, GB
A magnificent example of one of the most spectacular fossils. A large and intensely vibrant ammonite, Placenticeras costatum, from the Bearpaw formation, Alberta, Canada, dating to t...
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Extraordinary Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Extraordinary Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
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H 16.34 in Dm 19.89 in
Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs England, late 19th century Amongst the birds...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers

Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person. The Malachite during this era was ag...
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Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Bronze

Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
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H 4.75 in W 11 in D 3.88 in
Fine Pair of Signed Antique Baccarat Crystal and Bronze Compotes or Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French Louis XVI style, signed Baccarat hand diamond cut crystal and bronze doré, first quality, footed compotes or centerpieces. The cut crystal is in excelle...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

Materials

Wood, Pine

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

Materials

Spruce

Russian Fabergé Style Silver Gilt and Enamel Photo Frame
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The central circular photograph surrounded by a band of diamonds, set on a circular blue guilloché enamel panel surmounted by a crown and with floral decoration within a silver gilt ...
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Early 20th Century Russian Picture Frames

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Diamond, Silver, Enamel

Italian 19th-20th Century Marble Group "Allegory to Music" Children's Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...
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Carrara Marble

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

19th Century French Rosewood Travel Vanity Case by Peret and Dated 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique jewelry box set was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1855. The box was made by Peret, a Parisian goldsmith, cabinetmaker and leather maker. Peret received a fir...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique 20th Century Jewelry Travel Case, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Discover a rare find with this antique 20th Century jewellery travel case, dating back to circa 1930. Impressively preserved, this piece appears unused, retaining its original croc...
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Vintage 1930s English Jewelry Boxes

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Crocodile

Exceptional English Antique Leather Trunk with Crocodile Skin Top
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful trunk in Leather and Crocodile skin, England, early 20th century, nicely restored with great, stunning patina, brown leather trimming and brass locks and clasps, corners.
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Early 20th Century English Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
French, Louis XVI style, sofa, hand-carved in solid, beechwood. Fully “upholstered in customers choice of fabric and completed with bolster pillows and feather cushions”. (13 m's of ...
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2010s British Louis XVI Sofas

Materials

Beech

French Louis XVI Style Sofa
French Louis XVI Style Sofa
H 31.89 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in

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Set of 120-Piece Tiffany Gilt Sterling Chrysanthemum in custom Malachite Box
Located in Houston, TX
dore fitted chest that was formerly a necessaire travel case, signed Boudet. The chest was made earlier
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Malachite, Sterling Silver

19th Century French Painted Leather Necessaire or Traveling Dressing Case
Located in Alexandria, VA
Exceptional Arts & Crafts painted leather necessaire with tooled, painted and gilt decoration
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Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant English nécessaire de voyage is veneered with rich coromandel wood with brass inlay
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Antique 19th Century English Other Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Nécessaire de Voyage
Nécessaire de Voyage
H 8.25 in W 13.25 in D 10.25 in
King Edward VII Necessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Once owned by King Edward VII, this superb necessaire, or dressing case, is a thrilling glimpse
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English Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

King Edward VII Necessaire
King Edward VII Necessaire
H 11.5 in W 18.5 in D 12.375 in
Traveling Case Beauty Case Tejus Lizard Leather Mid-Century Modern Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Necessaire De Toilette, Beauty Case, Traveling Case Due to its royal past, Austria has had high
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal

Au Départ Fully Fitted Gentleman’s Travelling Dressing Case, Hall Marked Silver
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Au Départ Fully Fitted Gentlemans Travelling Dressing Case, Hall Marked Silver A Superb Piece
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Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Trunks and Luggage

Chanel J12 White Marine Automatic, White Ceramic Case and Rubber Bracelet Watch
By Chanel
Located in Crema, Cremona
: black box in eco-leather signed CHANEL for travel (necessaire voyage). Steel caseback with writing, J12
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Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Located in Paris, FR
boxes or wooden cases used to hold toiletry items for travel. Gradually the definition of Necessaire
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
H 11.03 in W 11.82 in D 9.06 in
19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box
Located in Paris, FR
boxes or wooden cases used to hold toiletry items for travel. Gradually the definition of Necessaire
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Gentleman's Shaving Necessaire Kit, American, circa 1902
Located in Incline Village, NV
This compact unique "Gentleman's Shaving Necessaire Kit" was used by a man while traveling, for the
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Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Composition

French Second Empire Case with Porcelain, Flasks and Sewing Kit
Located in Paris, FR
the Necessaire are small boxes or wooden cases used to hold toiletry items for travel. Gradually the
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Rosewood

Gold Sewing Box with Chatelaine, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small boxes or wooden cases used to hold
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Antique 1820s French Restauration Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

19th Century Blackened Wood Vanity, Sewing or Writing Box with Gilt Implements
Located in Haarlem, NL
vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage. As
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century English Gentleman's Traveling Necessaire
By The Alex Clark Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a wonderful traveling case filled with silver topped bottles, silver brushes, a journal as
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Early 20th Century English Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Silver

Zas, a French Napoleon III Period Sewing Casket, circa 1860
By Zas, France
Located in Paris, FR
by cassette case. We must wait for the Regency period to finally find the term nécessaire. In the
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Antique 1860s French Boxes

Materials

Burl, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

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Necessaire Travel Case For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal necessaire travel case for your home. Each necessaire travel case for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect necessaire travel case — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A necessaire travel case made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made necessaire travel case over the years, but those crafted by Boin-Taburet, Drew & Sons and Mauritz Mauler are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Necessaire Travel Case?

The average selling price for a necessaire travel case at 1stDibs is $6,630, while they’re typically $565 on the low end and $86,683 for the highest priced.
Questions About Necessaire Travel Case
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best travel jewelry case is one that has dedicated slots and compartments for all your jewelry to prevent entanglement and soft linen lining to protect your fine jewelry from scratches. It should be compact and rugged, preferably made of leather. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage jewelry cases.