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An 18th Century Small Enamel Scent Bottle with Hand Painted Scenes C.1790
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An 18th Century Small Enamel Scent Bottle with Hand Painted Scenes C.1790

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A charming small enamel scent bottle measuring 8.8cm high. Both sides of the scent bottle are painted with harbour scenes on a royal blue ground. Surrounding the central painting are scrolls in gold with tiny flowers. The top has a gilt metal collar and the stopper is pierced with a small chain attached to the collar. A lovely piece. It is in good condition but there is some age related wear and a scratch on the bottom left.

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Height
8.8cm (3.46")
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Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors has dated this Georgian Enamel Scent Bottle to the Georgian era.

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A charming small enamel scent bottle measuring 8.8cm high. Both sides of the scent bottle are painted with harbour scenes on a royal blue ground. Surrounding the central painting are scrolls in gold with tiny flowers.
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The top has a gilt metal collar and the stopper is pierced with a small chain attached to the collar.
Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors

A lovely piece. It is in good condition but there is some age related wear and a scratch on the bottom left.

Height
8.8cm (3.46")
Date of Manufacture

Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors has dated this Georgian Enamel Scent Bottle to the Georgian era.

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SA1132231
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DBA
Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors
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An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper.
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Archive I An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper.

An 18th Century Small Enamel Scent Bottle with Hand Painted Scenes c.1790

Archive II An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper. View II
Archive III An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper. View III
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Archive V An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper. View VI
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An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper.
An 18th Century Small Enamel Scent Bottle with Hand Painted Scenes c.1790
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An 18th-century pear-shaped cobalt blue enamel scent bottle featuring a hand-painted miniature classical scene within a gilded Rococo cartouche and topped with a gilt-metal stopper.
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During the 18th century, particularly in England and France, small enamel scent bottles served as essential personal accessories carried in pockets or reticules to hold perfume or smelling salts. Production centres such as South Staffordshire and Bilston refined enamelwork, decorating these items with hand-painted vignettes and gilded cartouches.

These flasks were crafted by fusing powdered glass to a base metal core, typically copper, through high-temperature firing to create a durable enamel surface. Skilled artisans applied hand-painted miniature scenes using enamel pigments, often adding gilding and fitting the piece with a chased gilt-metal collar and stopper.

Authentic pieces from this period display hand-painted brushwork under magnification, subtle surface irregularities in the enamel, and age-appropriate wear around the metal mounts. Genuine Georgian enamels feature Rococo or Neoclassical motifs, soft pastel vignettes, and brass or gilded copper fittings without modern precision threading.

A small enamel scent bottle functions as an accent piece when displayed inside a glass vitrine, on a mirrored tray atop a dressing table, or alongside antique books on a shelf. Arranging it with other small decorative curios creates a focused point of interest that highlights detail.

Care should be taken to keep the item dry, as water can penetrate fine surface cracks in the enamel and oxidise the underlying copper base. Dust gently with a soft microfibre cloth, avoid chemical polishes or solvents, and store away from direct sunlight and sudden temperature changes.
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