Lot 40^Ω

A FRENCH GOLD AND GEM-SET ROCK CRYSTAL SCENT BOTTLE,
POSSIBLY BY FROMENT-MEURICE, CIRCA 1845

London Jewels

26 April 2023, 11:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

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A FRENCH GOLD AND GEM-SET ROCK CRYSTAL SCENT BOTTLE, POSSIBLY BY FROMENT-MEURICE, CIRCA 1845

The tapering baluster shaped rock-crystal body, with gold cage-work engraved with scrolling foliage, the cover designed as a coronet, set with oval-cut garnets, embossed and engraved with flowers and scrolls, French assay mark, scratched inventory number 380, length 11cm, fitted case by A La Vieille Russie, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris

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Although unmarked, the present lot shares design characteristics with other scent bottles by François Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-1855), including the coronet or cushion shaped hinged cover, and engraved foliate strapwork. Sculptor and goldsmith Froment-Meurice was renowned for his creativity and ability to work in several revival styles. His studio was well-known for producing jewelled objects in addition to monumental and sculptural commissions in silver and silver-gilt. It received commissions from European nobility, including an extensive and richly decorated toilette, for the Duchess of Parma, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

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