Lot Essay
Cf. G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (London, 1925), pl. 50, nos. 4 and 5
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CIRCA 1765
Details
A CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED BONBONNIERE
CIRCA 1765
Modelled as Cupid and Bacchus, scantily draped, Cupid supporting Bacchus and holding a gilded cup to his lips, with a ribbon inscribed POUR MA BELLE, the enamel cover painted with flowers (stained, minor stress cracks and chipping to extremeties)
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1765
Modelled as Cupid and Bacchus, scantily draped, Cupid supporting Bacchus and holding a gilded cup to his lips, with a ribbon inscribed POUR MA BELLE, the enamel cover painted with flowers (stained, minor stress cracks and chipping to extremeties)
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) wide
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