#219

French
Live Auction

$550
sold
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17" (43 cm.) Upon an ebonized-wooden base,under a glass domed globe,is an elaborate arrangement of a pale red silk tufted pillow overlaid with a luxurious wax orange-blossom coronet,necklace and corsage,and having a crest of ormolu dove and oak leaves. French,circa 1875,the globe de mariage was a symbol of a new marriage and held symbolic objects of the wedding,in this case,the bride's ornaments. Excellent condition.