Lot Essay
A similar example from the Stewart Granger Collection was sold in these Rooms on 20th May 1963, lot 65.
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CIRCA 1755, CONTEMPORARY SHAGREEN CASE
Details
A CHELSEA GILT-METAL MOUNTED DOUBLE-SCENT BOTTLE
CIRCA 1755, CONTEMPORARY SHAGREEN CASE
Modelled as a recumbent greyhound with brown markings before an oviform vase painted with flowers, the gadooned stopper modelled as a bird, on an oval mound base with scattered flower-sprays, the underside with a bouquet, the necks with stamped gold mounts (restoration to vase and to shoulder and neck of greyhound)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1755, CONTEMPORARY SHAGREEN CASE
Modelled as a recumbent greyhound with brown markings before an oviform vase painted with flowers, the gadooned stopper modelled as a bird, on an oval mound base with scattered flower-sprays, the underside with a bouquet, the necks with stamped gold mounts (restoration to vase and to shoulder and neck of greyhound)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.