Lot Essay
An example from the Irwin Untermyer Collection is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, museum no. 1971.75.14a–c.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 94-99)
A CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED DOUBLE SCENT-BOTTLE AND STOPPERS
CIRCA 1755
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A CHELSEA GOLD-MOUNTED DOUBLE SCENT-BOTTLE AND STOPPERS
CIRCA 1755
Modelled as a nun standing before a tree-stump, holding an open book inscribed 'Charitas', the base painted with flower spays within a gilt dentil rim
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1755
Modelled as a nun standing before a tree-stump, holding an open book inscribed 'Charitas', the base painted with flower spays within a gilt dentil rim
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high overall
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Peter Horwood