Lot 101
  • 101

A group of five scent bottles and a desk seal, various origins and dates

Estimate
150 - 200 GBP
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Description

  • A group of five scent bottles and a desk seal, various origins and dates
  • silver, glass, enamel, porcelain
  • 6-10.5cm., 2 3/8- 4 1/8 in.
comprising a bottle, of composite material, moulded with writhing lions, detachable lid; a curved  silver-gilt bottle worked overall with flowers and shells, circa 1830; a small aventurine glass bottle with associated gold openwork stopper; a lipstick-shaped enamel example painted with un petit amour; a painted porcelain bottle with thistle-form gold cap; and a silver-mounted banded red agate desk seal (not illustrated)

Condition

No stoppers, generally good order
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