English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 147
A Chelsea scent bottle c.1755
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
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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 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)