A Chelsea scent bottle c.1755

£1,500 - £2,000

£2,800

A Chelsea scent bottle c.1755, modelled as a bottle contained in a yellow wicker basket, the neck painted with sprays of flowers, moulded with a bottle ticket faintly inscribed 'Eau de Senteur', with a gilt metal mount and a stopper formed as a colourful butterfly with folded wings, 8.5cm. Contained in a fitted shagreen case. (2)