A gilt metal etui and chatelaine, the chain mail design chatelaine with a central panel decorated with a classical scene, with a clip back decorated with mythological creatures suspending two thimble cases and an etui, finely cast and chased with figures on a matted groun with classical scrolling foliage, the etui fitted with three contemporary implements. England, circa 1750. Length 20 cm. Provenance: Grovs Antiques, London. The collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1979