Gilt-tooled Leather Perfume Casket With Cut-crystal Bottles, Restoration Period
Perfume set in natural leather, gilt-tooled with lace patterns and leafy rinceaux, the interior lined in light blue silk housing two cut-crystal perfume bottles with their polylobed stoppers. Chiseled bronze escutcheon with its key and tassel.
France. Restoration or Louis-Philippe period (first half of the 19th century).
Bottles: H_9.5 cm
Good overall condition.
Dressing cases and travel sets from the first half of the 19th century bear witness to the care given to luxury leathercraft, combining gold-tooled leatherwork with the delicacy of custom-fitted glassware.
Our piece fits into the production of objets de galanterie and small court caskets of the Restoration style, prized for the elegance of their contoured shapes and rich gold-stamped decoration.
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Crystal
Reference (ID): 1096993
Availability: In stock
