Carved Ivory scent bottle with Aesop’s Fables scenes

Carved ivory perfume bottle depicting on one side a scene from Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Stork” and on the other a scene that is more difficult to identify, but given the animal’s position and the presence of a tree, it could be a free interpretation of “The Fox and the Grapes.” Both sides feature richly carved decorations with fruit and leaves in Renaissance style. The stopper is shaped like a hand holding a hammer. The wrist has been restored with the insertion of a thin metal pin that has partially blackened the ivory. Both sides feature a rich decoration carved with fruit and leaves of Renaissance flavour. The cap is in the shape of a hand holding a hammer. The wrist has undergone restoration with the insertion of a thin metal pin that has partially blackened the ivory.