English & European Ceramics & Glass - 15th December 2020

Lot 513

A Chelsea scent bottle c.1755

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000

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Description

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 inscribed 'Eau de Senteur', with a gilt metal mount and a stopper formed as a colourful butterfly with folded wings, 9.2cm.