Petit c.1750-1800 French Scent or Perfume Caddy, Tortoise Shell Pique, Bottle, Complete eyeglasses silk moire and velvet interior

silk moire and velvet interior

A stunning fine early 1800s French portrait miniature of finest quality

silver 2pc hors d'oeuvre

Likely purchased from the shops of elegant merchandise that lined the promenade of the gardens of the old Palais Royal

Elegant antique French Napoleon III era 23 3/4" wide cashmere box

Petit c.1750-1800 French Scent or Perfume Caddy, Tortoise Shell Pique, Bottle, Complete eyeglasses silk moire and velvet interiorRare old perfume flask still inside the elaborate etui or hinged caddy in which it was first placed, c. 1750 1810. Stopper still intact and in place, a little stuck from residue of the scented or perfumed salts within, and we didn't soak it to try to loosen it. We'll leave that to it's next owner. Most of these cases, those that survive at all, no longer have the perfume salts bottle, flacon, flask inside. So treasured is this one, it if not only