Gilded Copper Chatelaine Set—england, Ca. 1740—complete With All Its Utensils

Lady's Toiletry Set
Gilded copper, steel, and ivory
England, circa 1740
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~10.5 x ~4 x ~2 [W x D x H]
Very fine condition
Complete with all its utensils
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Beautiful asymmetrical Rococo decoration featuring repoussé clasps and flowers on an amati background; the sides are centered with figures (a warrior in ancient-style armor and a woman in a court dress).
Beautiful remnants of mercury gilding.

Complete with all its original utensils:
• a small rose copper spoon
• a rose copper threader
• a folding knife with a gilded copper handle, adorned with repoussé insects, with a rose-colored copper blade
• a pair of steel sewing scissors with rose-colored copper spring-loaded loops
• a rose-colored copper mechanical pencil
• a rose-colored copper ear pick
• a two-panel ivory writing tablet with a gilded copper eyelet
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These cases were often part of a chatelaine, where they hung alongside a thread case, a needle case, and a thimble case.