Antique French 18th Century Nécessaire, Travel Vanity Etui, Scissors, Tweezer, Pocket Knife, Pencil, Silver boudoir lamp but not enough to make

but not enough to make out the seal's history

They're silver plate or silver metal and have cork interior on each rather than stoppers

or stored away

Two pieces total

very much in the manner of the Romantic Era

Antique French 18th Century Nécessaire, Travel Vanity Etui, Scissors, Tweezer, Pocket Knife, Pencil, Silver boudoir lamp but not enough to makeOf course I'm fascinated by these 18th century necessaire, loving travel and antiques as I do. This one is slender and simple, very nicely clad in what I think might well be elephant leather (look at the grain). The etui would have tucked easily into a pocket or saddlebags for travel in the late 1700s. As you can see, what remains is in wonderful condition. The scissors with hinged handles to fold even more slender for the etui. As is rarely the case,