Marcel Bovis
Casanova

RetailerFrench, established 1879
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Casanova
  • Perfume Bottle
Datec. 1930
PlaceParis, France
MediumMahogany and parchment
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Alice and Mike Hogg Collection, gift of Alice C. Simkins
Object number2004.857
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe Alice and Mike Hogg Collection, Houston; Alice C. Simkins; given to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design", MFA,H, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on bottom left corner of front of bottle: "m. bovis."
Printed on left side of bottle: "casanova / de grenoville / paris"
Mark on underside in gold: "MADE IN FRANCE"

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