
Description
A Chelsea etui or needlecase, circa 1760-65 Formed as a column picked out in gold with a green stiff leaf border, the cover modelled as a kneeling cupid holding billing doves, his sash inscribed 'L'AMOUR NOUS UNIT', with gold mounts and gilt metal inner sleeve, 12.8cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance Anton Gabszewicz Collection A similar needle or bodkin case from the Lady Charlotte Schreiber Collection, now in the Victoria & Albert Collection (414:265/&A-1885) is illustrated by G E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (1925), pl.52, no.4. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Chelsea etui or needlecase, circa 1760-65
Estimate £300-£400
Current Price (1 bid)
£280
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The Classics Online: British and European Ceramics
Feb 02, 2026 7:00 AM ESTLondon, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom
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