Antique Opaline Glass Trinket Pot, Gilt Ormolu Eglomise Painting, C1880

Antique Grand Tour souvenir trinket / dressing table pot which dates circa 1880. This dressing table pot measures 6.5 cm in height and is 5.8 cm in diameter. The glass body is made of stunning semi opaque white glass (also known as milk glass) and is completely encased in a decorative pierced gilt metal ormolu mount. The matching lift off lid is set to the centre with an eglomise watercolour which appears to be on a mother of pearl ground. The picture depicts the July Column in Paris. Offered in very good condition with no chips, cracks or fractures to the lovely white opaline glass. The gilt metal is clean and free of verdigris or tarnish and has no missing or lifting parts. The pretty eglomise painting is also in good order with good retained colours and no loss