Lower part of a silver etui, originally a pounce, with vase-shaped body decorated in imitation of straw-work, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly German, 19th century

Detachable upper part of a silver etui, originally a pounce, decorated in imitation of straw-work, the holes in the top now covered, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly German, 19th century

Thimble-shaped cover of a silver etui decorated in imitation of straw-work, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly German, 19th century

Detachable foot of a silver etui decorated in imitation of straw-work, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly German, 19th century

Necessaire consisting of a box with a hinged lid, the foot, sides and slightly domed top of bloodstone set in gold and covered with an openwork design in the same metal: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

One of the contents of an etui comprising a pen, pencil, miniature comb, ruby glass pot with gold lid and possibly book-markers: English, London, c. 1760

Etui, consisting of a plain ivory cylinder with a screw-on cover, a wooden reel with five compartments for thread, and an ivory handle, from the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, c. 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Ivory etui, cylindrical with a pull-off cover with a silver-gilt band, from the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, c. 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825

Gold etui, with a pull-off top, from the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, hallmarked 1798 - 1809, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825