Lot Essay
Cf. G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Toys (London, 1925), pl. 54, fig. 5.
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CIRCA 1755
Details
A 'GIRL-IN-A-SWING'-TYPE GOLD AND SIMULATED JEWEL-MOUNTED COMBINATION ETUI AND SCENT-BOTTLE WITH STOPPER
CIRCA 1755
Modelled as the Three Graces, wearing flowered robes, the lower part of tapering triangular section with a flared foot, the stopper formed as billing doves (the lower section broken through in three places and repaired, some scattered chipping)
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1755
Modelled as the Three Graces, wearing flowered robes, the lower part of tapering triangular section with a flared foot, the stopper formed as billing doves (the lower section broken through in three places and repaired, some scattered chipping)
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Special notice
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