In very good condition. Each side made up of three painted on enamel panels, the center ones depicting two putti, one holding a love torch, against a dark green background, the other side depicting a mother holding a baby, gold and azure enamel frames, the whole against black enamel, the top forming the cover decorated with courting doves, musical instruments and Cupid's attributes on the reverse,against black enamel, the lower spring-loaded panel, with courting doves and a flower basket opening to reveal the watch, edges with yellow enamel with translucent imperial blue enamel leaves and repeated engraved pattern. The hinged top reveals the necessaire compartment with gold scent vial with gold stopper, gold ear-spoon, pencil holder and watch key. The top decorated with bouquet of flowers, azure stripe background. This enamel necessaire is almost identical to be the second watch of the same pair sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, 23, October 2011, lot 378, for the amount of buyer's premium), which comes with old manuscript attesting to its provenance from the Chinese Emperor's Summer Palace. The Summer Palace is an imperial garden built around 1707 by Emperor Kangxi and since then became the royal treasure house of Qing dynasty emperors. As the Emperors were all great lovers of Western horology, stored in Summer Palace are countless articles decorated with enamel and gems and set with small-size timekeepers, including fans mirrors, etuis and other items for the Imperial family. However, rampant corruption resulted in the fall of the Empire and led to the Second Opium War in 1860, during which a joint expedition of French and British forces attacked the Imperial Summer Palace. Much of the Emperor's extraordinary collection, including many horological masterworks and other treasures, was stolen at the time. According to New York Times' report on 31st December, 1860, most of the French forces returning to France via Hong Kong carried countless Imperial treasures, including numerous European timepieces. The manuscript was written in French, and now translated into English as below: This inscription in Chinese characters was written on a piece of paper attached to a Louis XVI style gold and enamel etui from the Chinese Emperor's Summer Palace. The etui contains a watch on one end, and on the other a perfume flask and small utensils for a necessaire. The three holes in the bottom of the manuscript are believed to have been the Chinese characters for "Summer Palace".