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Derby Scent Bottle
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Print Details
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Request Details
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Dates
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Circa 1758
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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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A Rare Derby scent bottle as a flower encrusted bouquet, composed of a plethora of different types of flowers including; pink apple blossom; yellow daffodils or narcissi; and pink double-petaled flowers. Small painted butterflies and insects. Raised on three feet. Gilt metal mounts with a single flower stopper.
7.5cm High
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Condition
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One foot restored and some minor chips to the flower petals.
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Literature
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Literature Edmund Launert, Perfume and Pomanders Scent Bottles through the Ages, p.165, no. 241 for a St. James’s bouquet of flowers, which is possibly the inspiration for this model.
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