Blue Opaline Perfume Bottle with Gold Caging and Gold Painting Vintage

Blue Opaline Perfume Bottle with Gold Caging and Gold Painting VintageMid 19th C French opaline glass perfume bottle Circa 1860 1875 Turquoise (bleu celeste) opaline glass Chased and pierced gilt bronze mount Faceted and cut glass with original fit, topped by gilt floral scrolls and gold enamel detailing Gothic arched ad trefoil inspired tracery, typical of late Second Empire and early Belle Epoque design Looks like Saint Louis production

over concealed storage

Reproduction examples such as this continued the Grand Tour tradition

with possible small nicks or internal inclusions typical of paste

The interior retains its original gilded wash

Cast integral hinges

Materials: Embossed leather binding

French and Continental makers frequently revived earlier Louis XV and Louis XVI ornament

Burr walnut veneer

Also called Dante chair or Curule Chair

Hand-applied watercolor

Wall brackets and small decorative shelves such as this were popular throughout the 19th century

Original architectural furniture design engraving depicting an elaborate Renaissance-revival canopy bed (lit à baldaquin) with richly draped textile canopy