Lot 95
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A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE
A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE
A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE
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A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE
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A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE

CIRCA 1825

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A CHARLES X 'PALAIS-ROYAL' MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ORMOLU AND PASTE INSET NECESSAIRE DE TOILETTE
CIRCA 1825
With rectangular hinged lid with pierced scalloped rim mounted with faceted green stones enclosing an interior fitted with various manicure utensils, the panelled base on foliate-cast feet, the central medallion inscribed 'souvenir'
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high, 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This beautifully crafted and precious necessaire is a typical product of the Parisian manufactures sold in the fashionable shops of the Palais Royal, just above the Louvre, during the first half of the nineteenth century. Such attractive mother-of-pearl and ormolu objects were the most popular and sought-after during the reign of Charles X. A wide array of everyday objects were fashioned out of mother-of-pearl such as sewing kits, music boxes, inkwells, and hand mirrors.

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