Tiny bog oak scent bottle featuring a decoration of parallel bands: the first with petals, the second with flowers, and the third with petals again but mirroring the first. Mount, cap, chain and thin rigid handle in gold.
Bog oak is an early stage of fossilized wood. It was popular in Scotland and Ireland for many uses, including jewelry.
Period
18th century
France, 1780 ca
Bog oak and gold
3.5 cm
COD.
1282