Live Auction 10397Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SCENT-BOTTLE
Lot 202

A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SCENT-BOTTLE

BY FROMENT-MEURICE, PARIS, CIRCA 1840

Closed3 June 2015

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GBP 5,000

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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SCENT-BOTTLE
BY FROMENT-MEURICE, PARIS, CIRCA 1840
tapering baluster shaped rock-crystal flacon, overlaid with gold and silver cagework depicting scrolling vine leaves, birds and putti, conforming hinged cover with garnet cabochon finial, independent gold-mounted stopper
3 7/8 in. (100 mm.) high

Specialist note

Froment-Meurice (1802-1855) is well known for the use of small group figure vignettes in jewellery; he often depicted angels playing musical instruments.