Enamelled scent bottle depicting a young woman in a blue dress dancing with a butterfly.

Cylindrical scent bottle with a hinged lid, mounted in silver with an engraved band and an internal glass stopper. Decorated in the round with polychrome enamels depicting a young woman in a blue dress dancing with a butterfly. The top and bottom are painted with a continuation of the scene, a bridge, and a tall tree.
Period
Late 19th century

Country

France, 1850 ca

Material

enamelled silver or metal

Size

7,5 cm

COD.

733

Labels

antique scent bottles

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