Descripción
18th/19th century 9ct gold /sterling inlaid Tortoise Shell Traveling perfume<br>bottle holder. 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.25" overall, great and way above average, the<br>type of thing the elite of the period would have owned. Illegible hallmarks to<br>bottles lids, I believe gilt sterling, inside frame also hallmarked. Inlaid with<br>solid 9ct yellow and rose gold and sterling silver all hand engraved, hand done.<br>No damage to bottles, all stoppers present. One stable fracture to back left of<br>top section above hinge, another chip to front side diagonal of other. Both<br>really inconsequential as this is a rare, one of a kind museum quality item.<br>These were all purchased in New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries before they were<br>bought out by Sotheby's in 1964.
