Lot Essay
A very similar flask with suspension ring, certainly from the same workshop, is illustrated in K. Foster, Scent Bottles, London, 1966, p. 100, pl. 91.
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ENGLISH, CIRCA 1750
Details
A GEORGE II ENAMELLED GOLD SCENT-BOTTLE
English, circa 1750
Slightly tapering flattened flask with hinged cap and independent stopper, repouss with reeded rocaille scrolls and enamelled with exotic birds, flowers and foliage on a matted gold ground, the cap with flame-shaped finial surrounded by enamel leaves, the base engraved with a flowerhead, suspended from a parcel-enamelled gold ring with two chains fixed at the shoulders of the bottle
2 in (63 mm.) high
English, circa 1750
Slightly tapering flattened flask with hinged cap and independent stopper, repouss with reeded rocaille scrolls and enamelled with exotic birds, flowers and foliage on a matted gold ground, the cap with flame-shaped finial surrounded by enamel leaves, the base engraved with a flowerhead, suspended from a parcel-enamelled gold ring with two chains fixed at the shoulders of the bottle
2 in (63 mm.) high
Provenance
Ewart Bradshaw of Grey Friars, Fulwood, Preston.