Ramses (designer), powder compact or cream pot on feet

First half of 20th Century

Ground and frosted glass, glass patina

Length 10.6 cm, height 8.7 cm

Château de Chamerolles, First 20th Century Room

This elegant and heavy tripod compact recalls both the great fashion for products that reinterpreted Ancient Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the importance of the first perfumes brought from Egypt in the world of perfumery and current beauty products.