English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th April 2010

Lot 323

An enamel scent bottle

Estimate £450 - £650

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Description

An enamel scent bottle, painted with flower sprays between panels of raised scrolls and dots on various coloured grounds, the metal stopper formed as a bird, 2nd half 18th century, the stopper possibly a replacement, minor faults, 7.3cm. Cf. The Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection, Volume III, pl.11 nos. 219 and 220 for similar examples.