Antique French Vanity Travel Set, Hardwood Case by DUBREUIL, Inkwell & Jars, Trousse de Voyage, Necessaire
The caps are silver plate - the very thick plated ones that make them solidly French. Maker is by "Dubreuil, a' Pau", fine quality maker in Pau, France, located in the Aquitaine village that is, itself a work of art. Usually we find signatures of Paris makers, but this one is made quite different from the typical travel cases out of Paris. This one is thick solid hardwood, it's definitely beautiful. The wood of this box begs to be touched - it's fine furniture. The crystal jars are all in fine condition, no breaks. I'm bit in love with this set because the outer box is so spectacular, but it's got a wonderful set of boxes, jars inside, as well. That piano hinge opens the box to lie flat as you see in our images, and a slide button opens the compartment on the lid side, revealing the shaving mirror and vanity tools. There are tools that were in the set and original and while we are not selling those, we will include them as a free gift to the buyer of this vanity chest. Additionally, th