Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1722

A late-18th century gold-mounted Venetian glass scent bottle,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2142

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Description

A late-18th century gold-mounted Venetian glass scent bottle,
compressed baluster form, one side enamelled with a scene of Palazzo Malipiero, and written 'Palazzo Malipiero a S.Samuel', the reverse with a port scene with mountains behind, the hinged cover with fluted decoration, on a shaped rectangular foot, in the original fitted shagreen case, height 9.8cm. (2)

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 27 January 2010, lot 741.