English and European Ceramics and Glass - 19th April 2016
Lot 328
A Chelsea bonbonnière c.1760-65
Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Chelsea bonbonnière c.1760-65, modelled as the head of a lady wearing a white cap and a black mask, set with two diamonds for her eyes, the mount and lid lacking, minor chipping, 4.7cm high.
Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, No.LOAN:GILBERT.497-2008, for a near identical example from the collection of Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert.