Lot Essay
An example of the scent-bottle modelled as a lady and dalmation, from the Lady Charlotte Schrieber collection, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, museum no. l414:298-1885.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 94-99)
TWO 'GIRL-IN-A-SWING' GOLD-MOUNTED SCENT-BOTTLES AND TWO STOPPERS
CIRCA 1755, CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
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TWO 'GIRL-IN-A-SWING' GOLD-MOUNTED SCENT-BOTTLES AND TWO STOPPERS
CIRCA 1755, CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
The first modelled as a lady seated before a tree-stump with a basket of grapes, the second as a lady standing beside a dalmatian dog, holding a bird and with a basket of flowers on her back
The first example - 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high overall
The second example - 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1755, CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
The first modelled as a lady seated before a tree-stump with a basket of grapes, the second as a lady standing beside a dalmatian dog, holding a bird and with a basket of flowers on her back
The first example - 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high overall
The second example - 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high overall
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