Repousse silver scent bottle in the shape of a pilgrim’s flask, standing on a shallow foot, and decorated with a figure of Cupid holding a flower wreath on both sides. The suspension chain is attached to the heads of two little cherubs with open wings on their shoulders. The cap is surmounted by a flower with three petals.
Period
18th century
Netherlands, 1750 ca
silver or vermeil or gold
7 cm
COD.
108
See: Sloan J. “Perfume and Scent Bottle Collecting”, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1989, pag 34, fig 3-30