AN ARMORIAL BOTTLE COOLER

EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD

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AN ARMORIAL BOTTLE COOLER
Early Qianlong period
With the arms of a French count encircled by the necklace of an order in colors and gilt on the front, the sides and back with sprays of peony, lotus and lily, between a pair of lion mask handles and below a molded band with cell diaper border at the top
5.5/8in. (14.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

The custom of placing individual bottles before diners, rather than serving glassfulls at a time, was an 18th century innovation led by the French and spurred on by technological developments in glassmaking. See C. Hartop, Hugenot Silver, pp. 50-54

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