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Lot 315

St James's (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle and stopper, circa 1751-59

18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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St James's (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle and stopper, circa 1751-59

Modelled as a putto using bellows to blow air into the mouth of a furnace, perfume distilling on the upper level, a lamp to one side, the reverse with another putto kneeling to grind ingredients in a mortar, the stopper modelled as a plume of flames, the base inscribed 'Mon feu durera toujours', its underside enamelled with a pink rose spray, 9cm high (some restoration) (2)

Footnotes

A similar model is in the Schreiber collection, see Rackham's Catalogue, pl. 23. See also Bryant, Chelsea Porcelain Toys, pl.23, no.4 and Kate Foster, Chelsea Scent Bottles, ECC Trans. Vol.6, pt.3, for an interesting discussion of this and forty-eight other models which she suggests form a group distinct from the 'Girl in a Swing' group of toys.

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