Green glass scent bottle with gold openwork, Chinese landscapes and caricatures

  • 634
  • 634b
Green glass scent bottle encased with ornate pierced gilt cagework, designed to frame two Chinese landscapes, and two miniatures. depicting the caricature profiles of two men. Mounted in gold and screw top engraved with a lined scale pattern. It opens to reveal the faceted green glass stopper inside. Probably by James Cox.
Period
18th century

Country

England, 1765 ca

Material

glass and silver or vermeil or gold

Size

7 cm

COD.

634

Labels

antique scent bottles

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