Powder Box In Lacquer And Tortoiseshell, Louis XVI Period

Powder box in red lacquer on tortoiseshell with inlays decorated with an antique urn, framed by a meander. This small, refined box was intended to be used to diffuse starch powder, possibly perfumed, onto natural hair or wigs, which acted as a barrier to external dirt. Circa 1760-1770, box representative of Greek taste Similar box in the collections of the Cleveland Museum, inv. 1988.48