Familiar objects. A considered arrangement.
Brushes, mirrors, bottles and small implements bring different materials into one personal ensemble. A grooming case gives that ensemble an order, keeping the routine legible when the lid opens.
From the Archive / A fitted routine
A routine,
arranged.
Christie’s catalogue describes a travelling service with fitted trays, a mirror, a comb and instruments secured inside its cover. The arrangement brings the routines of a dressing room into a portable interior.
The silver covers bear Aucoc marks; the clock carries the Leuchars-Geffroy inscription. Archive Record 010 keeps these associations distinct while exploring how different components form an ensemble.
Explore the fitted serviceGlass / Metal / Lining
Materials in company.
Repeated shapes give the ensemble a rhythm. Glass catches the light; metal defines the edges; the lining makes a place around each vessel.
These materials ask for different kinds of care. In a surviving case, their condition and meeting points determine how each component should be handled.
Explore materials & detailsA detail within the ensemble
A place for time.
Among bottles and boxes, the carriage clock brings another part of the day into the case. A fitted interior can hold a routine as well as a collection of objects.
Christie’s records the Leuchars-Geffroy wording on the clock and Aucoc marks on the silver covers. The Archive follows each association separately.
Read the clock’s story
The surviving object
What survives.
A crowned monogram, a curved back, the bristles beneath. This museum photograph brings the story back to a surviving object and the details that can be examined.
In an original case, take an inventory before assuming completeness. Empty recesses, mismatched fittings and replaced components can be as revealing as surviving pieces. A group assembled over time should be understood on its own terms.
The campaign opening is an imagined scene within the Leuchars world. Historical objects and their sources are identified in the Archive. Availability, materials and condition of any offered piece are stated in its individual description.
Look closer
A particular object.
A personal question.
For an enquiry about a case, an object or a mark, begin with the details you can see.
