A Meissen scent bottle or flask mid 18th century

A Meissen scent bottle or flask mid 18th century, modelled by J G Ehder as a miniature vase of slightly flattened form with rams head handles, painted with the Schmetterling pattern within a rococo moulded scroll to two sides, with gilt metal mounts to the neck and foot, blue crossed swords mark, 7cm.

The model for this vase was listed by Johann Gottlieb Ehder in his work notes in March 1744 as being for Heinrich Graf von Brühl. Forty-eight apparently unpainted examples were sent from Dresden to the Warsaw Court Pantry in 1746, and another fifty entered the Warsaw Court Pantry in 1750.