Scent bottle in chalcedony with fine silver and enamel finishes

Scent bottle carved in chalcedony with silver and enamel finishes: on the front an oval medallion in silver, surmounted by a ribbon, shows a Trophy of Love. The back is free. Silver mount and hinged cap with gilt interior and stopper. The collar and the cap are in brown guilloché enemel. The top of of the cap has a central silver flower.
Period
Early 19th Century

Country

France, 1830 ca

Material

Stone and silver

Size

8.5 cm

COD.

1265

Labels

antique scent bottles

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