ETUI NECESSAIRE D'ARCHITECTE OU DE GEOMETRE ALLEMAND EN BOIS PETRIFIE MONTE EN OR
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ETUI NECESSAIRE D'ARCHITECTE OU DE GEOMETRE ALLEMAND EN BOIS PETRIFIE MONTE EN OR

DRESDE, VERS 1790, APPAREMMENT SANS POINCON

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ETUI NECESSAIRE D'ARCHITECTE OU DE GEOMETRE ALLEMAND EN BOIS PETRIFIE MONTE EN OR
DRESDE, VERS 1790, APPAREMMENT SANS POINCON
Ovale, les montures unies, à l'intérieur une cuillère, un mètre pliant, un compas, un porte-plumes et des ciseaux en acier (manque deux éléments)
Hauteur: 89 mm. (3¾ in.)
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A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED PETRIFIED WOOD ARCHITECT'S OR SURVEYOR'S NECESSAIRE
DRESDEN, CIRCA 1790, UNMARKED
Tapering cylindrical, set with panels of petrified wood on cover, base and sides with plain mounts, the interior including: a spoon, a ruler, a compass, a penholder and steel scissors (two elements missing)

For a discussion of the elements contained in such étuis, see K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, London, 1990, p. 77, no. 35.

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Pour une note sur les éléments d'un étui de mathématicien, voir K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, Londres, 1990, p. 77, no. 35.

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