Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century

Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century -photo-3

Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century -photo-4

Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century -photo-1

Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century -photo-5

Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century -photo-6

Object description :

"Empire Style Beehive Cellar Scent Perfume Bottle Napoleon III Gilt Bronze 19th Century "

Rare perfume cellar

Gilt bronze and enameled bronze wires

Paris, circa 1860 - 1880

Napoleon III period

H. 15 x 8 x 8 cm

Very rare Napoleon III-period perfume cellar made entirely of gilded bronze wire. The lower part rests on a tripod base supporting a beehive decorated with partially enameled bees. The beehive opens to reveal a perfume bottle.

This is a very rare example of Parisian production, and more specifically of the objets de vertu sold by the perfumers located in the galleries of the Palais Royal in Paris.

A very similar perfume cellar is preserved in the Turin Museum and reproduced in the catalog.

Condition report:

The bees in particular are missing, but the overall condition is very good, with thick, fresh yellow gilding.

Price: 480 €

Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Good condition

Material: Bronze
Diameter: 8 cm
Height: 15 cm

Reference: 1509457