A good Bilston enamel scent bottle c.1760

A good Bilston enamel scent bottle c.1760, emblematic of the Arts and Wisdom, one side painted with Mercury seated before a stone pillar and scribing onto paper, the reverse with Minerva seated beside a stone urn, her shield by her side, wearing a plumed helmet, within panels of raised gilt and white enamel jewelling, fitted with a gilt metal shell-shaped stopper, 9cm.

Provenance: purchased from Lawrence Gould Antiques, 17th November 2002.