Marie Antoinette Double Perfume Limoges Box with Ribbon

Two perfume bottles tied together with a ribbon, styled after the extravagant taste of Marie Antoinette, make this double perfume piece a little slice of Versailles, brushed with color by hand on a porcelain Limoges box in Limoges, France.

Fragrance Fit for Versailles

Marie Antoinette loved fragrance, favoring delicate floral scents, and her court set fashion trends across Europe. This double perfume piece calls up that world of silk gowns, powdered wigs and gilded mirrors. The ribbon adds a feminine finishing touch, and hand painting gives each one its own small variations.

Royal Boxes, Royal Roots

Fittingly, small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th century France, the same era as Marie Antoinette, when they held snuff, pills and beauty patches for courtiers.

The Queen's Vanity

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Joins perfume bottle, lipstick, fan and other Marie Antoinette pieces
• Suits a perfume, vanity or French history collection

Give it to a perfume collector, a history lover after a visit to Versailles, or a bride on her wedding morning. It looks lovely on a dressing table beside crystal atomizers.