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A St James's (Charles Gouyn) bonbonnière, circa 1755-59 image 1
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Lot 314

A St James's (Charles Gouyn) bonbonnière, circa 1755-59

18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £2,500

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A St James's (Charles Gouyn) bonbonnière, circa 1755-59

Modelled as two putti embracing a sheep on a grassy mound painted with flowers, the interior with flowers and a sprig of cherries, the hinged gilt metal mount containing an enamel cover, the interior with a portrait of a gentleman, attributed to Johann Heinrich von Hurter, the exterior with putti amongst clouds en grisaille, 4.3cm high (some restoration, fine cracks to the enamel)

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A similar example, the enamel cover painted with flowers, is illustrated by G E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (1925), plate 46, no.2. Presumably this box was given as a token of love by the young man whose portrait it contains.

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