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A Höchst pear-shaped scent-bottle
CIRCA 1765, RED WHEEL MARK, THE GILT-METAL STOPPER A LATER REPLACEMENT
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A Höchst pear-shaped scent-bottle
Circa 1765, red wheel mark, the gilt-metal stopper a later replacement
Of tapering pear shape, moulded and coloured with a violinist and a seated shepherdess flanked by fruiting trees and shrubs, two birds, a sheep and a gilt coffee-pot, on a stepped oval foot (foot and top rim chipped, slight chip to one branch)
3in. (7.5cm.) high
Circa 1765, red wheel mark, the gilt-metal stopper a later replacement
Of tapering pear shape, moulded and coloured with a violinist and a seated shepherdess flanked by fruiting trees and shrubs, two birds, a sheep and a gilt coffee-pot, on a stepped oval foot (foot and top rim chipped, slight chip to one branch)
3in. (7.5cm.) high