FRENCH VERNIS MARTIN DECORATED - STYLE SEWING KIT / LADIES COMPANION / NECESSAIRE, soft bronze tones with sprays of polychrome floral decoration, rectangular form with hinged cover and with a push-button knob, interior lined with a pink satin and velvet fabric covering; fitted with various needleworking and domestic articles, including a red leather three-fold kit with needle sleeve, a cut steel auger with bone handle and stiletto, a bone triple spool holder, and a mother-of-pearl handled stiletto, mirror and a colorless cut scent bottle with colorless stopper and threaded cap. Circa 1860. Case 4 1/4" H, 2 3/4" x 4".
Provenance: From the collection of Robert and Margaret Mayo, Gloucester, VA.

Very good overall condition, box with expected wear and imperfections including discoloration and wear to interior fabric coverings, tools with expected wear and scent bottle with some minor roughness, lacking some tools.