British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025
Lot 144
A Meissen double scent bottle, c.1740, modelled as a provender to the monastery, the barefoot monk
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £441
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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.