Dance chatelain in alpacca with a woman’s portrait and a medal with the last meeting of Hector and Andromache (Iliade, libro VI, vv 392-502)

Complete dance chatelain in German silver with a central round meadal showing the portrait of a woman. Four items attached: an aide memoire, a pencil, a metal cage for scent bottle (missing) and a silver medal (marked) showing the the last meeting of Hector and Andromache (Iliade , libro VI, vv 392-502) “My dear husband, your warlike spirit will be your death. You’ve no compassion for your infant child, for me, your sad wife, who before long will be your widow. —-So, Hector, you are now my father, noble mother, brother, and my protecting husband. So pity me. Stay here in this tower. Don’t orphan your child and make me a widow”.
Period
Late 19th century

Country

Italy? 1890

Material

metal

Size

6 cm

COD.

920

Labels

antique scent bottles

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