Antique c.1700s French Scent Etui w Perfume Bottle, 18k Cap, Tortoise Shell milkmaid It acts as the pin

It acts as the pin for the closure

in old Paris

d'Expression sir Faience Porcelaine a Procede de L'Invente au Legros D'Anizy

We're pretty sure that the gutta percha plaque is original but can't be certain

Antique c.1700s French Scent Etui w Perfume Bottle, 18k Cap, Tortoise Shell milkmaid It acts as the pinA personal favorite, this is one from my own collections and it displays beautifully on one side. Right up front, I point out that the backside panel of tortoise shell has a good deal of bug bite loss to it. It's the only panel they nibbled, thankfully, so with that side down, it's just gorgeous. The perfume flask inside does go with it, though I am unsure if it would have been original to the etui. It fits, but not perfectly snug as I think it would