Napoleon III Blue Opaline & Ormolu Perfume Caddy France, c. 1860–1880 cast in solid bronze and

cast in solid bronze and designed in the Rococo revival taste

offering a structured series of daily prayers and meditations intended to guide personal devotion

These inscriptions are not decorative

her face illuminated against a rich golden passage of light

Napoleon III Blue Opaline & Ormolu Perfume Caddy France, c. 1860–1880 cast in solid bronze andnapoleon III Blue Opaline & Ormolu Perfume Caddy France, c. 18601880** This extraordinary 19th century French perfume caddy is a masterpiece of Second Empire luxury the kind of opaline treasure once found on the dressing tables of Parisian society. Featuring four luminous bleu cleste opaline bottles, each wrapped in exquisitely pierced gilt bronze, the set rests in an ornate carriage form ormolu stand complete with turned wheels, scrolling supports,