An 18th century gold-mounted bloodstone etui case,

An 18th century gold-mounted bloodstone etui case,
unmarked,
shaped tapering form, foliate mounts, no fittings. with a gilt-metal-mounted bloodstone chatelaine clip, with a hanging flask-shaped bloodstone pendant and a moss agate sphere with an enamelled band 'A Smile from three is a world to mee' (sic), length of case 10cm.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Phillips, London 26 July 1996, lot 78.