Lot Essay
See E.G. Byrant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London, 1925, p. 94, pl. 26, no. 6.
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CIRCA 1755, ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
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A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED SCENT-BOTTLE AND STOPPER OF 'GIRL-IN-A-SWING' TYPE
CIRCA 1755, ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
Modelled as a seated shepherdess leaning against a tree-stump with flowering pink roses, in yellow bodice, pink apron and flowered skirt, a sheep at her side, on a circular mound base inscribed J'AIME LA DOUCEUR, the underside with a pink rose, the stopper modelled as pink roses, the neck with a stamped gilt-metal mount
3½ in. (9 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1755, ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES GOUYN'S FACTORY, ST. JAMES'S
Modelled as a seated shepherdess leaning against a tree-stump with flowering pink roses, in yellow bodice, pink apron and flowered skirt, a sheep at her side, on a circular mound base inscribed J'AIME LA DOUCEUR, the underside with a pink rose, the stopper modelled as pink roses, the neck with a stamped gilt-metal mount
3½ in. (9 cm.) high overall
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