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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 94-99)
TWO CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED SCENT-BOTTLES AND STOPPERS
CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
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TWO CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED SCENT-BOTTLES AND STOPPERS
CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The first modelled with Cupid leaning around a tree-stump, shooting a heart with an arrow, wearing a ribbon inscribed 'JE PERCE SANS FAIRE SOUFFRIR', the second with a seated gardener holding a basket of flowers inscribed 'CUEILLI POUR LA PLUS BELLE', accompanied by a dog and a boy
The first example - 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high overall
The second example - 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY
The first modelled with Cupid leaning around a tree-stump, shooting a heart with an arrow, wearing a ribbon inscribed 'JE PERCE SANS FAIRE SOUFFRIR', the second with a seated gardener holding a basket of flowers inscribed 'CUEILLI POUR LA PLUS BELLE', accompanied by a dog and a boy
The first example - 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high overall
The second example - 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high overall
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Peter Horwood