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Vintage d'ORSAY ? Silver Ladies Compact, 1800?s

$ 52.27

Availability: 47 in stock
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    As Shown.  About 2" round overall.  Has some sort of raised design/emblem on front.  Some product still remains.  Only markings is number "2378889" on inside/bottom (after I removed product, last photo).  Not sure if Sterling (may be too early for those markings/grade).  A little info on d'ORSAY I found on-line;
    http://littlevintageprints.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=86
    Count Alfred d’Orsay (1801-1852) was a French-born dandy, said to be the “most fashionable man in the most fashionable circles in the most fashionable town in the world: London” (
    Last of the Dandies: The Scandalous Life and Escapades of Count d’Orsay
    , by Nick Foulkes). He dabbled in perfumery, and reputedly created a fragrance called “Eau de Bouquet”.
    The Parfums d’Orsay line was established after his death and named in his honor. Various sources report the founding year as 1865, 1908 and even 1933; 1908 appears to be the most likely. Count D’Orsay’s original “Eau de Bouquet” was reportedly “reworked” into the line’s Etiquette Bleue fragrance. I do not know the detailed history of the line, but they were issuing new fragrances into the the 20th century, and the line was “revived” in 1995.