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Chelsea Scent Bottle
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This item has been sold
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Dates
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Circa 1758 - 1760
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Dimensions
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8.50cm high
(3.35 inches high)
5.00cm wide
(1.97 inches wide)
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Medium
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Porcelain
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Origin
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England
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Description
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An extremely rare Chelsea gold anchor period dark blue or ‘mazarine blue’ scent bottle of flacon shape encrusted with flowers. The lid has a rare screw stop, original shagreen case.
This scent bottle appears to be unrecorded in the literature
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Condition
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Part of screw restored, part of lid re-attached and crack around base
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