Goatherd painted porcelain scent bottle

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Scent bottle and stopper in painted porcelain in the form of a figure of a boy with a goat that is attempting to butt him. The boy stands holding one of its horns besides a tree-trunk. A little chain links the metal stopper surmounted by a porcelain bird.
Period
18th century

Country

England?, c. 1800

Material

porcelain and silver or vermeil or gold

Size

8,5 cm

COD.

42

Bibliogrphy

See: Launert E. “Perfume and Pomanders”, Potterton Books, 1987, pag.158

Labels

antique scent bottles

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