SOLD Antique French Gold Trimmed Hand Painted Beauty Patch Box ombre in the Northern part of

in the Northern part of Normandy

It was popularized in fine jewelry once the upper classes began taking 'The Grand Tour' during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Wedgwood cameo

Condition: Excellent Antique Condition

wearing beautifully draped clothing and holding a scroll

SOLD Antique French Gold Trimmed Hand Painted Beauty Patch Box ombre in the Northern part ofMouche boxes, or boite a' mouches, were popular accessories in the 18th century for carrying patches, or artificial beauty marks, that were applied to the face and body. The trend became so widespread that little fancy boxes were created to hold them. Some, such as our example, had compartments to hold the patches, glue and a brush. The French were the most elaborate in wearing the beauty marks, and in their lovely little boxes to hold them. With a