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19th Century Sterling Silver ‘Necessaire De Voyage’ by Leuchars and Son
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An exceptional and rare leather covered wooden case the top with the embossed silver family initials BAB in monogram under a nine pointed crown cartouche; the case is lined with crimson silk velvet and leather; the extraordinary large number of grooming objects inside the necessaire arranged in several layers are made of sterling silver, bone crystal, iron and mother of pearl. Amongst the myriad items in the case there are 18 silver lidded crystal bottles, boxes of varying dimensions and diameters, more than 25 grooming implements including five scissors, tweezers, a shoe Horn, double ended spoon, six bone handled brushes two ivory framed and backed hand mirrors, two thongs and more. The lid of the case has an integral pullout / pull-out silver framed dressing mirror concealed by a tufted silk velvet cover. All the crystal and silver lidded bottles and boxes plus a silver bell are topped by the same silver embossed initials as are on the outside of the case. The Necessaire was acquired in Buenos Aires Argentina and may have belonged to an English Count .
The case was made by Leuchars and Son who operated from 38 and 39 Piccadilly in London and on the Rue De la Paix in Paris. Leuchars was acquired by Charles and Charles Edward Asprey in 1888 suggesting that the case is probably of mid 19th century origin. The seven pointed crown represents the status of ‘Count’
During the nineteenth century, at the same time as the settlement and economic development of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, British interests were active in the rising independent states of South America, particularly in Argentina.
So great was the financial investment, so numerous the British subjects resident in South America’s second largest country, that Argentina was fondly described by them as ‘the Sixth Dominion’. Argentinian opinion about this title is not recorded in books by British authors; but it is a fact that the British Community in the republic was the largest outside the British Empire.
- Creator:Leuchars & Son (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
- Style:Early Victorian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1850
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Vancouver, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4631219344591
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