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EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE AUSTRIAN OR RUSSIAN MARKET
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A CHARLES X ORMOLU, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ENAMELLED 'PALAIS ROYALE' FLACON DE TOILETTE, IN THE FORM OF A MINIATURE HORSE-DRAWN FIRE-PUMP CARRIAGE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE AUSTRIAN OR RUSSIAN MARKET
The rectangular body with hinged flaps enclosing two cylinders with pistons, one side with an urn, the side panels with ovals depicting birds and flowers surrounded by ribbon-tied foliage, one end with an oval panel depicting an heraldic double-headed eagle, the other end depicting birds surrounded by stars, on four wheels and with a carriage axle, with ladder
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.) long; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) deep
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE AUSTRIAN OR RUSSIAN MARKET
The rectangular body with hinged flaps enclosing two cylinders with pistons, one side with an urn, the side panels with ovals depicting birds and flowers surrounded by ribbon-tied foliage, one end with an oval panel depicting an heraldic double-headed eagle, the other end depicting birds surrounded by stars, on four wheels and with a carriage axle, with ladder
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.) long; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) deep
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