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Palais Royal Sewing Workbox - This lovely sewing workbox is circa 1820 and was made in the palais royal district of Paris. The tooled
leather over wood box measures 6 7/8"x 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" high. The tools inside include: mother of pearl
scissors, stiletto, bodkin and needlecase as well as a crystal scent bottle, a ribbon embroidered pincushion, a
replacement gold thimble and two modern silkwinders made of balsa wood. The winders are replacement,
of course, but they look surprisingly good in the box. The box is silk and velvet lined.
The box is fairly worn and the top does not close well. The stiletto has just a bit of a bent tip and the bottle has a good size chip on the neck underneath the gilt top.
The scissors also have some damage where the handles meet the blades (visable in the third picture). I would describe them as a bit fragile, but not broken.
$1950.00
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