Fine Pottery and Porcelain - 5th February 2025

Lot 1207

A Meissen double scent bottle, c.1740, modelled as a provender to the monastery, the barefoot monk

Estimate £600 - £800

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Description

A Meissen double scent bottle, c.1740, modelled as a provender to the monastery, the barefoot monk carrying a basket of eggs and a dead bird, a sheaf of corn on his back concealing a young woman with feet protruding, his head and part of the sheaf forming the stoppers, underneath the domed base painted with flowers, blue crossed swords mark beneath a gilt star, a small amount of restoration to the corn, 8cm.