A GEORGE IV ENAMELLED GLASS SCENT-BOTTLE WITH GOLD CAGEWORK

POSSIBLY BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), LONDON, CIRCA 1820

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A GEORGE IV ENAMELLED GLASS SCENT-BOTTLE WITH GOLD CAGEWORK
POSSIBLY BY ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN (FL. 1799-1850), LONDON, CIRCA 1820
upright cut-glass flask of rounded section, overlaid with pierced gold cagework embossed and enamelled with birds, squirrels and flowers, stopper with chain attachment mounted with enamelled bird
3 in. (95 mm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a George II enamelled gold snuff-box by Frederick De Veer (fl. 1731-1781) with later enamelled decoration attributed to Alexander James Strachan (fl. 1799-1850) and very similar to the enamelling on the present lot see lot 121.

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