
Auction Closed
January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
AN AMERICAN GOLD, ENAMEL, AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTED PERFUME FLASK, POSSIBLY BY TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the glass flask cut with spiraled, graduating circles and enclosed by tentacle-form gold mounts edged in blue enamel, the neck and cover chased with spirals accented with matte brown enamel, the hinged cover with a natural sapphire cabochon finial
apparently unmarked
length 4½ in.
11.5 cm
Compare this lot to a gold, rock crystal, diamond, and enamel scent flask by Tiffany & Co. with similar spiral mounts, illustrated in Clare Phillips, ed., Bejewelled by Tiffany, 2006, p. 186-87, no. 65.