A LOUIS XV GOLD SCENT BOTTLE - photo 1
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A LOUIS XV GOLD SCENT BOTTLE

Lot 145
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 5 544
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 992548
Lot 145 | A LOUIS XV GOLD SCENT BOTTLE
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A LOUIS XV GOLD SCENT BOTTLE

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.



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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
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Scent bottle
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks
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