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Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant English nécessaire de voyage is veneered with rich coromandel wood with brass inlay
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Necessaire
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$19,850
Gold and Agate Sewing Nécessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning specimen of agate distinguishes this diminutive French sewing nécessaire. The segments
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Necessaire
Materials
Agate, Gold
1914 Gorham Sterling Silver Necessaire
Located in New Hope, PA
A charming Gorham & Co. sterling silver necessaire held everything a lady needed in 1914. There is
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Necessaire
Baccarat Crystal Necessaire / Sewing Kit
Located in New Orleans, LA
This captivating antique French necessaire is crafted of exquisite Baccarat crystal in a charming
Category
19th Century French Antique Necessaire
Materials
Crystal
Cartier Art Deco Diamond Gold Necessaire
By Cartier
Located in Greenwich, CT
If you were an on-the-go aristocrat in the 18th to 20th centuries, a "necessaire" was necessary to
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Necessaire
Materials
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Gold and Agate Gothic Table Necessaire
Located in New York, NY
in the form of a rectangular casket with domed cover, with concealed opening by sliding the top to reveal four cut-glass bottles with chased gold caps, the base with sliding drawer f...
Category
1830s English Gothic Revival Antique Necessaire
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold
18k Yellow Gold and Guilloché Enamel Nécessaire
Located in Crema, Cremona
beautiful carved motifs and deep green guilloché enamel.
This was certainly a nécessaire de voyage, as per
Category
1920s Italian Russian Empire Antique Necessaire
Materials
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s floral celluloid tasseled dance purse nécessaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, celluloid tasseled dance purse nécessaire with original tassel and cord handle...Inside is a compartment
Category
1920s American Antique Necessaire
Antique Georgian English Chinoiserie Etui Nécessaire Card Case
Located in Newark, England
English Chinoiserie Etui Nécessaire Card Case. The Necessaire of small petit with enamelled panels
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Necessaire
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique 18th century Agate French Rococo Nécessaire Etui
Located in Portland, England
This exquisite late 18th century grey agate and gild metal French rococo nécessaire is dated circa
Category
1760s French Rococo Antique Necessaire
Materials
Agate
Extraordinary "Sevres-style" Antique English Gilt Enamel Etui or Necessaire
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Very fine and rare antique English Gilt Enamel Etui or Necessaire
Etui or Necessaire is an
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Late 18th Century English Antique Necessaire
Materials
Enamel
A rare George III Tortoiseshell Pique Necessaire made circa 1780.
Located in London, GB
The Necessaire is broad rectangular in form with cut corners and a hinged cover. Both the front and
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Necessaire
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Ladies Jewelry Casket or Necessaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous and rare early 19th century, circa 1810, Ladies Jewelry casket or necessaire.
Made in
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Austrian Gold, Enamel, and Jewel-Set Necessaire Etui Box Case, 19th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Austrian gold, enamel, and Jewel-set necessaire etui box case, 19th century Fantastic quality
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Gold, Enamel
English Regency Traveling Writing Slope Box or Nécessaire De Voyage 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare regency travelling writing slope / nécessaire de voyage of outstanding quality.
Wooden box
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Necessaire
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Necessaire de Voyage, Travel Box, Walnut, France circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Antique travel necessaire
France
Walnut
19th century, circa 1870
Dimensions: H x W x D: 17
Category
1860s French Antique Necessaire
Materials
Walnut
Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Located in Paris, FR
notion of toiletry essentials or the "Necessaire" is well defined, thanks to Ruobo's work, The Art of
Category
1820s French Charles X Antique Necessaire
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box
Located in Paris, FR
of toiletry essentials or the "Necessaire"; is well defined, thanks to Ruobo's work, The Art of
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Necessaire
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
The delicate artistry of this 19th-century Palais Royal sewing nécessaire matches the intricate
Category
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Necessaire
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Porcelain Bowl and Pitcher by Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
2-Pieces toilet necessaire by Sèvres Manufactory. It is composed of a bowl and pitcher crafted of
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Necessaire
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Turkish Horse: Le Turc
Located in Langweer, NL
Sa Perfection, Expliqué par des Lecons necessaires, et representé par des Figures exacates, depuis
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Necessaire
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of a Turkish Horse, Le Turc
Located in Langweer, NL
Sa Perfection, Expliqué par des Lecons necessaires, et representé par des Figures exacates, depuis
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Necessaire
Materials
Paper
Odiot French Empire Silver-Gilt Traveling Dressing Case
By Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
Located in New Orleans, LA
exceptional silver-gilt nécessaire de voyage represents the pinnacle of French silversmithing from the early
Category
19th Century French Regency Antique Necessaire
Materials
Vermeil
Large Georgian Brass Bound Gentleman
s Travelling Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
necessaire or deed box dating from circa 1820, the box is made in rosewood and beautifully bound with brass
Category
Late 18th Century European George III Antique Necessaire
Hanging Cabinet, Central Europe 1750
Located in Vo
, Veneto
rack or in the living room / study to contain spirits, small glasses or the necessaire for slow smoking
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Country Antique Necessaire
Materials
Wood, Fir, Pine
French 1790 Louis XVI Enameled Perfume Scent Box In Sterling and Gilt
Located in Miami, FL
18th century necessaire box for perfumed scents, created in the kingdom of France during the late
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Necessaire
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique Bohemian Gilt and Enamelled Blue Glass Chatelaine Scent Bottle, c.187022
Located in Worcester, GB
chatelaine or kept within a travel case or necessaire.
This charming perfume flask dates to circa 1870–1890
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Necessaire
Materials
Glass
Au Départ Fully Fitted Gentleman’s Travelling Dressing Case, Hall Marked Silver
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
necessaire set, ever thing required on a journey, from a razors to a corkscrew.
The main body of the case
Category
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Necessaire
Rare Blotting Paper Case in Silvered Bronze and Porcelain by Maison Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in Paris, FR
coin du Bould, along with a document with the mention : Rare nécessaire à courrier d'époque Napoléon
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Necessaire
Materials
Bronze
Lacloche Freres Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Bracelet, circa 1930
By Lacloche Freres
Located in London, GB
art and culture. Their brightly coloured, jewelled, geometric cigarette cases and necessaires also
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Necessaire
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Gentleman
s Shaving Necessaire Kit, American, circa 1902
Located in Incline Village, NV
This compact unique "Gentleman's Shaving Necessaire Kit" was used by a man while traveling, for the
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Composition
English Regency Tortoiseshell Necessaire Tabletop Toiletry Box, circa 1810
Located in Kinderhook, NY
necessaire having blonde tortoiseshell-clad satinwood case; the top with raised plinth-form tablet inset with
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Necessaire
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Red Lacquer, Gilt Bronze and Gold Chinoiserie French Perfume Nécessaire
Located in New York, NY
A red lacquer, gilt bronze and gold chinoiserie French Parisian perfume nécessaire with its
Category
1740s French Louis XV Antique Necessaire
Materials
Wood
Victorian Coromandel Wood Ladies Necessaire, Dressing or Jewelry Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Coromandel wood edged in brass and fitted with engraved brass escutcheons & hinges. The interior is lined in ruched royal blue velvet. A fall front reveals two drawers.
Within the...
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1870s British Victorian Antique Necessaire
Set of Two 19th Century Italian Treen Sewing Necessaires
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Small turned and decorated boxes like these are referred to as part of treen (wooden utilatary objects with fine workmanship). The fashion of woodturning started with the 16th centur...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Boxwood
Victorian Lady
s Necessaire Table Top Toiletry Box, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Unique necessaire; used for carrying a lady's toilet articles and "necessary" items for grooming
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Necessaire
Antique French Lacquer
Inlaid Abalone Sewing Etui Necessaire Scent Bottle Case
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French lacquer & inlaid abalone sewing Etui or Necessaire, circa 1840.
The black
Category
1840s French Napoleon III Antique Necessaire
Materials
Silver, Steel
Antique Sterling Silver Mirror Card Coin Purse Compact Case nécessaire
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning Sterling Silver Compact Purse. Lovely floral Motif detailing. Center space for Monogramming. Purse has a very small chain at the top. Coin holders and mirror all in wonderfu...
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Necessaire
Antique French Mother of Pearl Sewing Necessaire Etui Propelling Pencil Case
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Mother of Pearl sewing necessaire, etui, circa 1840. The hinged fitted case
Category
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Necessaire
Materials
Silver, Steel
c.1920
s Yellow Cylindrical Celluloid Necessaire Hand Painted Dance Purse OOAK
Located in Thiensville, WI
MUSEUM QUALITY: Arts & Crafts Era 1920's celluloid dance purse. Hand painted golden yellow with black geometric detail; silver rhinestone embellishment. Cylindrical shape. Black brai...
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1920s Antique Necessaire
French Second Empire Case with Porcelain, Flasks and Sewing Kit
Located in Paris, FR
.
In the 18th century, the notion of toiletry essentials or the "Necessaire" is well defined, thanks to
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Necessaire
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Rosewood
Gold Sewing Box with Chatelaine, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
“Necessaire” is well defined, thanks to Roubo’s work, The Art of Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from
Category
1820s French Restauration Antique Necessaire
Materials
Gold
19th Century Blackened Wood Vanity, Sewing or Writing Box with Gilt Implements
Located in Haarlem, NL
vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage. As
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Brass, Metal
Set of 2 Antique Horse Riding Prints: Le Charme
Le Noble
Located in Langweer, NL
: Dans Sa Perfection, Expliqué par des Lecons necessaires, et representé par des Figures exacates, depuis
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Necessaire
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Antique Horse Riding Prints: Le Hardi
Grand
Located in Langweer, NL
: Dans Sa Perfection, Expliqué par des Lecons necessaires, et representé par des Figures exacates, depuis
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Necessaire
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Red and Gold Lacquer Box, Vernis Martin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
toilet service ('nécessaire de toilette') for keeping brushes and other luxury items on a dressing table
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Antique Necessaire
Materials
Gold
19th Century Sewing Box
Located in Paris, FR
: Nécessaires [...] Coutellerie fine. [...] PARIS (Necessaries [...] Fine cutlery. Paris).
circa 1820
Dim: W
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Necessaire
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Silver
$3,590
Drew
Sons London, Victorian Fine Crocodile Vanity Case with Silver Accessories
Located in Torquay, GB
and other articles nécessaires.
Accompanying accessories includes
5 cut glass jars of various sizes
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Silver
Antique Jewellery Box
By Tahan Paris
Located in London, by appointment only
Boîte à Nécessaire. This truly beautiful piece, veneered throughout with matched chevrons of kingwood
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Necessaire
Materials
Ormolu
$7,604
Antique Cartier Silver-Tone Purple Guilloché Enamel Compact Watch 20th Century
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
vanity purses or “necessaires” from the early 1900s.
Silver-Tone Metal Framework
An elegant metal
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Necessaire
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue and White Candlesticks 18th Century English Battersea Enamel circa 1753-175
By Battersea
Located in Katonah, NY
(the French called them nécessaires) which are containers often holding a variety of useful things that
Category
1750s English Neoclassical Antique Necessaire
Materials
Enamel
Mother Of Pearl Necessaire
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Beautiful engraved Mother of Pearl necessaire engraved with floral sprays and above the button
Category
19th Century British Antique Necessaire
Mother of Pearl Necessaire
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Beautifully engraved Necessaire in Mother of Pearl. The scene shows two swans, symbolising love and
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Necessaire
Ladies Venetian Bombe
Nécessaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand painted with a lift top - a beautiful diminutive piece -
may be used for jewelry, cosmetics, etc.
Truly a fine and hard to find accessory piece.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Necessaire
Materials
Textile, Wood
Gold chase nécessaire case
Located in Hudson, NY
Gold nécessarie case with low relief decorations.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Necessaire
Extremely Rare Tiffany Desk Necessaire
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Amazing.
Category
19th Century American Antique Necessaire
Vintage Cigarette or Necessaire Purse
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exotically decorated Art Deco treasure. A golden oval cylindrical case is artfully adorned in ivory and light blue enamel with black enamel accents. A central medallion of translu...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Necessaire
Materials
14k Gold
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Antique Necessaire For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique necessaire for your home. Each antique necessaire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique necessaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique necessaire bearing Victorian, Art Nouveau or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. Anton Michelsen, Royal Copenhagen and Boin-Taburet each produced at least one beautiful antique necessaire that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Necessaire?
An antique necessaire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,743, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $92,555.
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