Louis XVI Period Tortoiseshell And Gold Necessary.

Rectangular brown tortoiseshell kit. The lid is finely decorated with geometric friezes in two-tone gold (rose gold and green). These geometric patterns were set into the tortoiseshell. The center of the lid is decorated with a finely chiselled radiant motif of a rose. A yellow gold pusher worked in fine relief and chiseled with a floral garland allows this item to be opened. The hinges are also gold and are hallmarked. The interior is composed of a mirror in the lid, two compartments closed by tortoiseshell lids and decorated with a gold pattern, a compartment including a brush circled in gold. This kit is characteristic of the toiletries in vogue in the 18th century where the use of red and white makeup by the aristocracy was daily, as evidenced by the portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour painted by Boucher in 1758 (preserved at the Havard art Museums, Boston). In addition, the radiance of the complexion was highlighted by black taffeta flies. Some small gaps in the scale. Louis XVI period work.

Charge mark: Jean Baptiste Fouache 1775-1781.
Discharge mark: monkey head 1775-1781.

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