Pair of French Charles X Cut-Glass and Filigree Gilt-Brass Scent Bottles with Paris Views

2,500 €

Pair of clear cut-glass scent bottles with original inner glass stoppers, gilt-brass filigree mounts and miniature views of Paris, Charles X period, circa 1820–1830.

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Square-section clear-glass scent bottles with vertical fluting, complete with their original inner glass stoppers. Encased at the shoulders with openwork filigree gilt-brass scrollwork and supported on matching pierced brass footed bases.

The hinged gilt-brass caps are each set with a glass-covered miniature depiction of a Parisian landmark, including the Arc de Triomphe and La Madeleine.

France, Parisian Palais-Royal production, Restauration / Charles X period, circa 1820–1830.

Each bottle: height 11.5 cm, width 6 cm, depth 6 cm.

Very good overall condition, complete with inner glass stoppers.

Produced for the luxury shops of the Palais-Royal, these filigree-mounted scent bottles were sought-after souvenirs de Paris during the French Restoration. The clear fluted glass, gilt-brass openwork and architectural miniatures illustrate early 19th-century Parisian vanity accessories.

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 11.5 cm
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