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№ 426

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13 September 2022

Hammer Price:
£280

A late 19th century French silver gilt and enamelled cylindrical perfume bottle, the hinged lid opening to reveal a glass stopper, the bottle decorated throughout in polychrome enamel shades and depicting a winged cupid, amidst flowers and nesting birds, the lid topped with a Trophy of Love, incorporating the symbols of Love - Cupid’s quiver of arrows, a dove, and the Hymeneal torch, the hinge bearing French boar’s head silver assay mark, height 6.6cm. £200-£260