Perfume box, silver - anonymous - to
At the end of the 18th century, a box with scent, for example "Eau de la Reine" was still desperately needed, because sometimes it stank terribly. This French expression was corrupted to "lodderein", hence in Dutch: āloddereinā box. In the box was a sponge, soaked with the scent and that sponge has survived.The box is not marked.The vase-shaped style is typically "Dutch" for the end of the 18th century. It can be concluded that the box was manufactured in or even several years later. Upon the turn and then the foundation of the Batavian Republic in it was unclear who was in command and a silver smith no longer wanted to pay for the assay office assessment, but also didnāt use his master mark, because then he could perhaps be held accountable by the authority or after by the detested guild.This box is 5.0 cm wide and 4.0 cm high in total. It weighs 22 grams with the sponge.It was purchased in March at an auction of Christie's in Amsterdam. Shipped by registered and insured mail. Read More