Antique French Eglomise Grand Tour Souvenir Scent or Perfume Flask, Bottle, Chatelaine, Invalides architectural perhaps with full pearls (see

perhaps with full pearls (see images)

Hinge and pushbutton clasp both in fine working order

A fabulous and very early shagreen necessaire

The subtle shading of the old marble having been cut specifically for the look of leaves

and are in museum collections

Antique French Eglomise Grand Tour Souvenir Scent or Perfume Flask, Bottle, Chatelaine, Invalides architectural perhaps with full pearls (seeWith a superb mother of pearl backed painting of "Hotel du Invalides" (Paris, now with tomb of Napoleon), this larger sized scent bottle is in remarkably fine condition for age. Dating early 1800s to perhaps 1860s, it still has its working cork, and the mirror backing is bright and reflective. A little secondary souvenir view in cap in the form of a tiny Stanhope (clear frosted glass with a tiny architectural image also on it, viewed a little like