Flask
ca. 1755 (made)
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Triple scent-flask with metal mounts, in the form of a hen with three chicks grouped beneath her, the heads of the hen and two chicks detachable to form the stoppers, the sockets of metal, the whole decorated in a palette ranging from purple to yellow, the round base painted with coloured flowers and with gilt dentil edge; the concave underside of the mound painted with a bouquet of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with metal mounts |
| Brief description | Triple scent-flask, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with metal mounts, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Triple scent-flask with metal mounts, in the form of a hen with three chicks grouped beneath her, the heads of the hen and two chicks detachable to form the stoppers, the sockets of metal, the whole decorated in a palette ranging from purple to yellow, the round base painted with coloured flowers and with gilt dentil edge; the concave underside of the mound painted with a bouquet of flowers. |
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| Object history | Bought in at Sotheby's, Monday, 4 April, 1966, Lot 46, for £95. Illustrated in Sotheby's catalogue. |
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| Accession number | C.46-1966 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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