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a silver-mounted foiled enamel scent bottle case for the Ottoman market
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain, gilding, silver
- 4.7cm, 1 7/8 in high
of triangular section, reeded cagework mounts enclosing panels of polychrome flowers on a pressed foil basketwork ground, the interior with later lid pierced for use as a vinaigrette, paste thumbpiece
Literature
Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 126
Catalogue Note
See catalogue note at Sothebys.com