Grand Tour globe with 14 views and two scent bottles

Bronze dore globe standing on a marble round base. When closed it shows 14 eglomise painted scenes of different Paris monuments. It opens with a spring mechanism evealing two clear glass scent bottle with mount and hinged caps in vermeil. Monuments: Tour Saint Jacques, Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Opéra Garnier, Eéglise de la Sainte-Trinité, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile, Colonne Vendome (Place Vendome), Panthéon de Paris, Assemblée Nationale (Palais Bourbon), Place de la Concorde, Hôtel de Ville de Paris, Eglise de la Madeleine,
Period
Middle19th century

Country

France, 1850 ca

Material

Glass and metal

Size

7 cm

COD.

1335

Labels

antique scent bottles

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