Fine Jewellery - 30th October 2024
Lot 431
A rare Rococo gold, enamel and chalcedony scent bottle/fob seal pendant, mid 18th century, modelled
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1197
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Description
A rare Rococo gold, enamel and chalcedony scent bottle/fob seal pendant, mid 18th century, modelled as a baluster vase in gold chased with abstract scrollwork, applied with floral festoons and lappets in multicoloured enamels, to a screw lid with suspension hoop, the base with a white chalcedony intaglio depicting a bearded warrior in profile, possibly Achilles, height 4.4cm
Cf.: two comparable Rococo scent bottles with carnelian intaglio bases, circa 1740-60, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, collection nos. 182-1864 and M.173&PART-1941