Lot Essay
Cf. G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, pl. 4, no. 4 and Kate Foster, Scent Bottles, pl. 62
GALANTERIE
Sold by Order of the Executors
of the late J.O. HAMBRO, ESQ. M.C.
A CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED FABLE SCENT-BOTTLE MODELLED AS THE FOX AND THE RAVEN, the fox with iron-red fur markings beside a tree-stump with green and turquoise leaves, the stopper modelled as a raven with a piece of bread in its beak, the oval mound base with a dentil rim and the underside painted with a loose bouquet, circa 1756
Details
A CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED FABLE SCENT-BOTTLE MODELLED AS THE FOX AND THE RAVEN, the fox with iron-red fur markings beside a tree-stump with green and turquoise leaves, the stopper modelled as a raven with a piece of bread in its beak, the oval mound base with a dentil rim and the underside painted with a loose bouquet, circa 1756
8cm. high
8cm. high
Provenance
Anon., sale Christie's, 20 October 1986, lot 163