A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT-FLASK
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A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT-FLASK

CIRCA 1860/1880, STRUCK WITH INDISTINCT MARKS

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A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT-FLASK
circa 1860/1880, struck with indistinct marks
Flacon-à-parfum of baluster shape, the body enamelled in brown and grey camaïeu with a Rococo scène champêtre of a Watteau-esque couple conversing with a reclining Nattier-esque lady, against a lakeside landscape background, the club-shaped bulging silver-gilt hinged cover engraved with foliage (stopper inside missing), the silver-gilt mounts engraved with mauresque decoration
3 15/16 in. (100 mm.) high
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