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Two French Metal Mounted Opaline Glass Egg Boxes Comprising an example in frosted blue colored glass with upright foliate handles, and an example in glossy pink colored glass, with a leaf and bud-form mechanized finial which opens the box to two glass scent bottles, on a white marble base. Height of taller 9 1/2 inches. C The Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster Collection
The pink egg is fitted with two colorless glass scent bottles and this egg seems to open and close properly; this example has three wire hooks that extend through the marble base which causes the egg to rock when moved on the table surface; the blue example appears to be in generally good condition; there is a drill hole to the bottom center; this example has a locking key that works; wear and dulling to gilding on the metal mounts