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Of cylindrical form, spirally-decorated with floral garlands against white bands alternating with gilt-edged bleu-céleste-ground waved bands gilt with floral garlands, the ends gilt with rosettes
41⁄2 in. (11.2 cm.) long overall
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Needle-cases, or étui, are rare in Vincennes or Sèvres porcelain, and were usually made in more durable materials. For a Vincennes needle-case in the Belvedere Collection, see Joanna Gwilt, Vincennes and Early Sèvres Porcelain from the Belvedere Collection, London, 2014, p. 73. For a related design of diagonal garlands alternating with bleu-céleste-ground waved bands on a pair of candlesticks at Waddeston Manor, see Svend Eriksen, Sèvres Porcelain, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddeston Manor, Fribourg, 1968, pp. 282-283.

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