Six buttons with pastoral scenes

This is a collection of six carved ivory buttons made in France (Dieppe) in about 1780-1800. These buttons are carved with amorini and shepherdesses, with landscape accessories set against a red tinsel background.
The two leading cities for ivory carving were Paris and Dieppe. Luxury items, such as combs were often made in Paris, especially during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During the seventeenth century Dieppe became increasingly significant for small-scale sculpture in ivory, perhaps because it was a port.