A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT FLASK

POSSIBLY BY FROMENT-MEURICE, PARIS, CIRCA 1850

Details

A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT FLASK
POSSIBLY BY FROMENT-MEURICE, PARIS, CIRCA 1850
Of baluster form, the body with eight oval segments framed in polychrome enamel, each over a matted ground chased with foliage, the neck faceted, the circular hinged cap chased with flowers and foliage, marked on neck with post-1838 French hallmark for small articles; together with a gold-mounted enamel scent bottle, circa 1870, the enamel sides of circular body with flowers and foliage, the hinged cap with conforming decoration, the flask in a fitted velvet case labeled LONGMAN LATE STRONGITH'ARM, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL, the flask apparently unmarked; also together with a Continental silver-gilt needle case, of ovoid cylindrical form, the body and cover chased with shells, scrolls, birds, and masks, marked on body and cover with French control marks in use 1864-93
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long (3)

Provenance

The enamel flask Ouaiss Antiquités, Paris, 1995
The gold-mounted flask Koopman Rare Art, London, 1994
The needle case Koopman Rare Art, London, 1996

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

Froment-Meurice was known for its historicist works decorated with enamel of both large and small scale. The firm exhibited a number of scent bottles in their display at the 1849 Paris Exposition. See Trésors D'Argent: Le Froment-Meurice Orfèvres Romantiques Parisiens, Paris 2003, illus. p. 37.

More from Silver and Objects of Vertu

View All