Lot Essay
For a comparable scent bottle from the State Hermitage Museum, see N. V. Kalyazina, G. Kamelova et al., Russian enamels of 12-20th centuries from the collection of the Hermitage, Leningrad, 1987, no. 51.
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SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A RARE PAIR OF SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SCENT BOTTLES
SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Each hexagonal, the sides enamelled with stylised flowers centring cartouches, one bottle with cartouches depicting birds, the other with flowers and two portraits, with detachable tops, apparently unmarked
3 1⁄4 in. (8.3 cm.) high
SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Each hexagonal, the sides enamelled with stylised flowers centring cartouches, one bottle with cartouches depicting birds, the other with flowers and two portraits, with detachable tops, apparently unmarked
3 1⁄4 in. (8.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Blanche Vere Ponsonby (née Guest), Countess of Bessborough (1847-1919) (label under base).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 October 1986, lot 104.
Rostropovich - Vishnevskaya: The Private Collection; Sotheby's, London, 28 November 2018, lot 3.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 October 1986, lot 104.
Rostropovich - Vishnevskaya: The Private Collection; Sotheby's, London, 28 November 2018, lot 3.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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For a comparable scent bottle from the State Hermitage Museum, see N. V. Kalyazina, G. Kamelova et al., Russian enamels of 12-20th centuries from the collection of the Hermitage, Leningrad, 1987, no. 51.