Fine Pottery and Porcelain - 5th February 2025
Lot 1187
A St James's (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle, c.1751-59, formed as a young girl wearing a floral dress,
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1197
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Description
A St James's (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle, c.1751-59, formed as a young girl wearing a floral dress, carrying a colourful bird, a dalmatian dog seated at her side, a basket of flowers on her back with a small gilt metal stopper, the mound base inscribed 'Fidelle me guide' (My faithful guide), the underside with a single pink rose, 6.8cm.
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No.414:298-1885 for a similar example from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber.