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Victorian flower basket over flowing with flowers and leaves embossed on antique sterling oval patch box. The top edge is encircle by a ring of stylized flowers and leaves. Embossed laurel leaf design wrapped around the sides of the box. Interior decorated with a gold wash. Has 2 hallmarks on rim of lid. Measures 1.4 inches by 1.1 inches, and the price includes 1/8 oz (4 ml) solid perfume of your choice. Patch boxes came into use during the 18th century at the court of Louis XV, where the use of "beauty patches" was popular. A beauty patch was made of gummed silk and was pasted on the skin as a "beauty mark" to emphasize a woman's facial feature, usually the cheek.
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Solid Perfume
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Choice of 1/8 Solid Perfume*:
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