Antique French Tortoise Shell & Ormolu 2 Bottle Scent Caddy, Perfume Flasks Travel vanity Purchase long ago in London

Purchase long ago in London

these opulent dressing cases were a staple at the renowned Palais Royal shops with layers neatly fitted into the interior to hold a variety of the early Grand Tour travelers' needs

it's truly a work of art

his presses were broken

cracks or repairs to note

Antique French Tortoise Shell & Ormolu 2 Bottle Scent Caddy, Perfume Flasks Travel vanity Purchase long ago in LondonThese wonderful old early 1800s French caskets are fascinating, and becoming more and more rare. This one is rather large for the style. The French did not just use tortoise shell as veneers, or in boulle worked boxes, but also in this form, thin panels worked by themselves into the brass framework so the light could fully play through the colorful old shell. Relatively thin, it is a fragile style and most have some aging and shrinkage hairlines or