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Description
This is an unusual 19th Century antique brass perfume/scent casket. The finely embossed and chased exterior includes a large cameo-carved mother-of-pearl inset to the lid. The inside is fitted with two cranberry glass scent bottles with gilt metal fittings, each topped with a well-carved shell cameo insert of a landscape with buildings in the background. The interior of the casket is lined with pink silk and braid.
measurements
Height:
9.8 cm
Width:
12 cm
Depth:
9 cm
measurements
declaration
Lefays has clarified that the 19th Century Brass Casket Cranberry Glass Scent Bottles, M.O.P. Shell Cameos (LA488658) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 19th Century
declaration
condition
condition
The brass is tarnished with small deposits of old polish. It could easily be returned to new condition but we prefer to leave age patination untouched. The base of the box is stained. The hinges of the lids of both scent bottles are broken. One stopper is chipped, the other is stuck in the neck of its bottle. The gilding of the metal fittings is worn. The silk lining and braid of the interior is worn.