Soap and sponge boxes ca. 1739 Marked by C. Louis Gérard Matching spherical boxes such as this pair were often made to accompany a silver shaving basin—an oval bowl with a broad notched rim that allowed the basin to be pressed against a gentleman’s neck while he was being shaved. The decorative piercing on the sponge box had a practical purpose: it allowed air to circulate to dry the damp sponge. The unpierced box accommodated a piece of soap, which, in the eighteenth century, was purchased in a ball rather than a Soap and sponge boxes. French, Douai (Lille Mint). ca. 1739. Silver. Metal
Soap and sponge boxes ca. 1739 Marked by C. Louis Gérard Matching spherical boxes such as this pair were often made to accompany a silver shaving basin—an oval bowl with a broad notched rim that allowed the basin to be pressed against a gentleman’s neck while he was being shaved. The decorative piercing on the sponge box had a practical purpose: it allowed air to circulate to dry the damp sponge. The unpierced box accommodated a piece of soap, which, in the eighteenth century, was purchased in a ball rather than a Soap and sponge boxes. French, Douai (Lille Mint). ca. 1739. Silver. Metalwork-Silver
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