"Louis-philippe Period Crystal And Silver-gilt Salt Bottle "
Crystal salt bottle, green overlay with gold decoration of vine branches with silver-gilt stopper and suspension ring.Hallmark: boar's head, 800 thousandths, Paris 1838-1919
France, Paris, Louis-Philippe period, July Monarchy (1830-1848)
Good general condition, except for the inner stopper.
NB: Charming object of good quality in overlay and gold decoration. Ladies of quality, too tight in their corsets and dresses, wore these bottles as pendants or in their bags. They could then breathe these bottles filled with ammonia salts to avoid swooning in society.
PS: Careful packaging, shipping by Colissimo post with insurance
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