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Antique French Art Nouveau silver plate patch box with gorgeous embossed classic woman with flowing hair. She is situated in the centre of a flower, with a rose in her hair and a spray of roses at her neck. The back is embossed with a raised guilloche design which has been overlaid with wonderful repousse art nouveau shapes around a central triangle. Original mirror inside encircled by a rope border. 1.5 inches across, holds 1/4 oz. (8 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. See example of antique patches in picture below.
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