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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3385796, member: 5170"]The Grand Tour as we think of it lasted from about 1660 to the mid 19th Century and the rise of rail transportation. </p><p>The oldest French Grand Tour souvenir perfume bottles I've seen date to around 1800-1820. So you're right; the bottles and box could date to before 1855/1850, but probably not before 1800.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3385796, member: 5170"]The Grand Tour as we think of it lasted from about 1660 to the mid 19th Century and the rise of rail transportation. The oldest French Grand Tour souvenir perfume bottles I've seen date to around 1800-1820. So you're right; the bottles and box could date to before 1855/1850, but probably not before 1800.[/QUOTE]
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