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Rare perfume cellar or travel scent box, Berthet manufacturer, France 1798/1808

Offered by: Galerie Canavèse

Description
Rare perfume cellar or travel scent box, Berthet manufacturer, rue du Temple 198, Paris, France, 1798 / 1808 in precious wood veneer. The lid is decorated with geometric marquetry, with its key. Velvet interior complete with its six cut-crystal bottles including two « pocket bottles », with hallmarked vermeil stoppers and necks, all with their small chains. A vermeil funnel without hallmark, a vermeil cup and a small cup with vermeil handle bearing the following hallmarks: master goldsmith’s hallmark, hallmark « Coq au 1er titre », hallmark « Vieillard » surrounded by the number 8 and 5 (for Paris) and the hallmark of the « Association des orfèvres » between 1794 and 1797.
The bottles still contain perfume and bear the label « Double extrait de verveine. Lubin parfumeur distillateur. Breveté, rue Sainte Anne 55 ».

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Wood veneer, marquetry, velvet, crystal, vermeil, perfume
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Patterns:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	690529

Dimensions

W.	8.86 in;	H.	6.69 in;	D.	7.87 in;
W.	22.5 cm;	H.	17 cm;	D.	20 cm;

Message from Seller:

Catherine Canavese is an expert from the "Compagnie Nationale des Experts." She is an astute antique dealer and offers to connoisseurs, dealers and private customers a curated selection of objects, furniture, sculptures, lamps and decorative elements of the XIXth up to the XXIth century, all original and of the best quality. The gallery has been in operation since 2001.

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