Lot Essay
This box was reputedly given as a wedding present to Princess Louis Margaret of Prussia when she married Arthur, Duke of Connaught in 1879.
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Details
A Victorian rosewood and gilt metal mounted travelling perfume case, mid 19th century
The domed cover inset with a central oval agate panel, the cover, front and sides with pressed, incised and studded foliate cast brackets, the sides with conforming handles, the purple velvet lined interior with circular divisions (elements damaged) for scent bottles, with fifteen coloured and gilt heightened glass bottles containing perfume oils -- 161/8in. (41cm.) wide, 8¾in. (22.2cm.) high
The domed cover inset with a central oval agate panel, the cover, front and sides with pressed, incised and studded foliate cast brackets, the sides with conforming handles, the purple velvet lined interior with circular divisions (elements damaged) for scent bottles, with fifteen coloured and gilt heightened glass bottles containing perfume oils -- 161/8in. (41cm.) wide, 8¾in. (22.2cm.) high
Special notice
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