Wooden box lined in red brocade containg four scent bottles and a writing set

Wooden box probably later painted in white with a inner lined in red brocade. It contains four scent bottles in red glass of slightly diferent sizes with silver cap engraved with various circular motives, an inkwell made in wood and covered in olive green satin with silver cap, a sand box made in the same way with perforated silver top and an engraved silver letter opener.
Period
Early XIX cent.

Country

France, 1830 ca

Size

5 cm

COD.

927

Labels

antique scent bottles

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