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Chelsea Flacon Scent Bottle
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This item is no longer available
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Dates
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Circa 1755
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Dimensions
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8.50cm high
(3.35 inches high)
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Origin
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England
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Description
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Chelsea red anchor period flacon scent bottle on a shaped foot, painted with delicate English sprays of flowers and diminishing gilded lines adorning the sides.
A small pink flower under the base. Gilt metal mount and stopper with cork fitting.
Literature: G.E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, P.44, Pl.1, nos. 4&6, & P.46. Pl 2, nos. 4&6 for several of this shape and similar painting
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