Topic: Enameled Egg Shaped Vanity Piece?

[Ohio]

Picked this up today & am wondering if its French in origin? Glass is fairly delicate with an enameled woods & house scene & is about the size of an extra large hen's egg. Its so small I'm wondering if it is a vanity item...what was it used for? Thanks for the feedback. Ken

[KevinH]

Bump - as part of a tidy up of possible vanity set items

[Ohio]

May I make a suggestion? I see that a housekeeping effort is underway which is probably a good thing, however if you are moving subject matter related to individual perfume(s) powder jar(s), etc. that are not part of a set, why not under "Glass Trinket Sets" add the wording "perfumes, powder jars, etc." I believe this would be more accurate since individual vanity related items are being moved, plus if you are a U.S. member these are called vanity sets/items over here.   

[flying free]

Is it possible this is a sewing etui rather than a vanity piece?  or would that be part of a vanity set anyway perhaps?

I'll have a look around.  I love these pieces and yours is very pretty.  You couldn't do a clearer larger single pic of it could you, so the detail of the picture and enamelling can be seen?  Thanks

I have also been a bit confused about individual pieces being moved to trinket sets, because sometimes they don't appear to be part of a set.  Such as this etui and also a couple of lidded boxes I have that don't seem to belong to a 'set' as such.
m

[Ohio]

M... I no longer have the piece so unfortunately no additional pics although I can say that the lady who purchased it (and is quite knowledgable) bought it as a vanity piece. In the U.S. the vast majority (95+%) of vanity pieces were sold individually not sets, you could buy a perfume, powder jar, tray etc. Candlesticks for instance were not considered to be anything related to vanity while in Europe they were. My suggestion was based on a few U.S. vanity items & the Czech compact that were moved to "trinket sets" which were originally never part of any "sets", they were individual pieces & although I realize the board membership is predominantly European, I  though perhaps if the addition of a few key words were added it might assist those not used to the European term "trinket sets".