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Antique French Mother of Pearl & Ormolu Military Helmet, a Palais Royal Inkwell All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. No reproduction without prior written consent.
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We\'ve written much over the years about the old Richelieu Palace shops, the history and allure associated with the items often now referred to as simply from the \'Palais Royal\', which this item likely is. I often feel like I\'m repeating myself, so I\'m going to let you do your own online research for more about that illustrious center of commerce for the elite of mid-1700s onward beyond Napoleon\'s era. The Palais Royal of course remains a place you\'ll want to visit when next in Paris, and imagine it\'s earlier days of splendor and the fine treasures and trinkets that were originally offered from the boutiques that flank the promenade there. Again, this is one such treasure, a beautifully lined old Roman or French military helmet-shaped casket the halves of which are natural mother of pearl shell halves, as you see. The ormolu framework and mother of pearl were favorites and many items remain today worked in this style, from sewing \'egg\' shaped caskets filled with miniature sewing implements to large caskets for cigars (we have one available in the biggest shell I\'ve ever seen to date, ask to see it if you have not). The helmet caskets are wonderful, some were fitted out as inkwells inside as you see here or as perfume bottle caskets. A marvelous desk top decorative accent! Very good to excellent condition throughout. We see no damage to the mother of pearl shell or the ormolu. There is a shallow chip to the front bottom edge of the alabaster plinth on which it is mounted. Also, the octagonal cut glass inkwell may not be original but fits and displays wonderfully. A superb and good sized box, this! Circa mid-late 1800s, French.
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8.75% sales tax applicable as of April 1st, 2009 for shipments & sales within the state of California, no exceptions. If you are within CA and are a dealer buying for resale, you must provide us your active resale certificate # and acknowledgment of intent to resell or we will have to collect sales tax. No exceptions.
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