ENGLISH, CIRCA 1750
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A GEORGE II DIAMOND-SET GOLD AND GILT-METAL CHÂTELAINE WITH NÉCESSAIRE
English, circa 1750
Shaped triangular gilt-metal suspension hook of chased gilt-metal with Venus and Cupid within c-scrolls borders, hung with two cut glass scent bottles with gold cagework, the cork stoppers attached to the necks with gold chains, hung with a hinged gold cartouche repoussé with a putto within rocaille scrolls attached with a hook attached to a tapering repoussé gold etui, the cover chased with a putto and a landscape, the obverse of the base decorated with a shepherdess surrounded by reeded scrolls, the reverse with a landscape, roses and scrolls, the sides with reeded scrolls, the inside fitted with implements including tablets, steel scissors with gold handles, a folding steel knife with gold piqué posé brown handle and a steel bodkin with combined ear-spoon and ear-pick (tweezers and pencil missing); diamond-set pushpiece
195 mm. (7.5/8 in.) high
English, circa 1750
Shaped triangular gilt-metal suspension hook of chased gilt-metal with Venus and Cupid within c-scrolls borders, hung with two cut glass scent bottles with gold cagework, the cork stoppers attached to the necks with gold chains, hung with a hinged gold cartouche repoussé with a putto within rocaille scrolls attached with a hook attached to a tapering repoussé gold etui, the cover chased with a putto and a landscape, the obverse of the base decorated with a shepherdess surrounded by reeded scrolls, the reverse with a landscape, roses and scrolls, the sides with reeded scrolls, the inside fitted with implements including tablets, steel scissors with gold handles, a folding steel knife with gold piqué posé brown handle and a steel bodkin with combined ear-spoon and ear-pick (tweezers and pencil missing); diamond-set pushpiece
195 mm. (7.5/8 in.) high