ID 992548
Lot 145 | A LOUIS XV GOLD SCENT BOTTLE
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
BY FRANÇOIS FROISSART (FL. 1705-1748), PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 AND ANOTHER INDISTINCT MARK, LATER STRUCK WITH THE KLAGENFURT TAX MARK OF 1806/1807
Formed as a pilgrim's gourd, the baluster body decorated with three cartouches chased and engraved on a sablé ground with a seated pilgrim holding a gourd on a stick, a ship at sea and a shipwreck, divided by scrolling polished gold panels engraved with reeding, the upper baluster part chased with scallops on a matted ground, polished neck, the pierced gold stopper attached at the neck with a gold chain, marked underneath, on rim and finial
13/4 in. (44 mm.) high without the chain
1/2 oz. (14 gr.)
Provenance
An Austrian Collector; Christie's, London, 22 May 2001, lot 121.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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