Rectangular mahogany travel case for men, with rounded edges, lid decorated with brass fillets and a shield and, on the side of the front, with two stars and a notch for opening; brass lock plate, cloverleaf key; mahogany interior divided into two compartments, the first fitted with two crystal flasks with silver stoppers, two boxes with silver compartments, one of which fits into a timbale, an inkwell and a removable shaving brush; the second has three superimposed trays: the first with two razors, a pair of scissors, a toothbrush and a knife.This compartment is fitted with a secret system for accessing the third tray, which has twenty-three holes for holding gold louis. The inside of the lid is embellished with a hanging mirror.
Length 34.5 cm, width 14 cm, height 8 cm (a few small accessories and the key are missing).
First Empire, Restoration period, 1809/1819. Good condition
POINÇONS: cock 1er titre de Paris, 1809/1819; woman's head from the Association des orfèvres; silversmith: "P. N. B." BLAQUIÈRE Pierre-Noël, jeweler, costume fittings, 174 rue Saint-Honoré, Hôtel d'Aligre (1820), registered 1803/1804.
Estim. 600 - 800 EUR