Pair Of French Opaline Perfume Bottles In Turquoise Blue With Miniatures,palais Royal

A pair of turquoise-blue opaline perfume bottles, with gilded brass mounts openworked with a foliage motif and baskets of flowers; the necks are accented by a gadrooned band; the hinged stoppers each set with two glass-framed scenes depicting views of Rome (the Capitoline Hill and St Peter’s Square).
Paris, Palais-Royal. Napoleon III period.
H_9 cm
Very good condition

During the Restoration, the shops of the Palais-Royal in Paris specialised in producing exquisite decorative and toiletries made from coloured opaline, adorned with openwork settings and embellished with small miniature scenes mounted under glass, intended for a wealthy clientele of art lovers and travellers on the Grand Tour.

Our pair of perfume bottles, which fits perfectly into this trend for exquisite souvenirs, is a testament to the craftsmanship of goldsmithing and artistic tabletterie during the reign of Charles X, combining the freshness of turquoise opaline with the precision of the miniatures depicting the great Roman monuments.