A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NEEDLE-CASE LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893 slightly tapering rectangular case of blue-grey agate with reeded gold mounts, overlaid with pierced and embossed foliate cagework, slightly domed base and cover, diamond-set push-piece 3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) high Provenance Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 May 1989, lot 109. Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 51.
A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NEEDLE-CASE LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893 slightly tapering rectangular case of blue-grey agate with reeded gold mounts, overlaid with pierced and embossed foliate cagework, slightly domed base and cover, diamond-set push-piece 3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) high Provenance Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 May 1989, lot 109. Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 51.
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