P3 has note
| - Dressing case of red-japanned wood, decorated with Chinoiseries in gold, the box lined with blue silk and fitted with facetted glass bottles and siilver cup, funnel and tray, these marked with Paris hallmarks and the arms of an unmarried woman.
An almost square box, with hinged lid, the exterior decorated with scarlet japanning with gilded <i>chinoiserie</i> decoration, the interior lined with pale blue silk. The lid carries a mirror on the underside and the box section is fitted with shaped compartments outlined with narrow silver lace, a loose silk cushion protecting the contents. The box contains four large, facetted glass bottles with silver stoppers, two small ones, a small silver tray with a fluted edge, a miniature funnel and a dosing cup. The tray and the cup are engraved with the arms of a woman (unidentified) and carry Parisian hallmarks. The arms have been described in France as 'Fasce d'argent et d'azur[de six pièces] a la bordure de gueules'. This translates into heraldic description in English 'Barry of six argent and azure with a bordure gules' [meaning: 'six silver and blue horizontal stripes with a red border']. (en)
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