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18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask
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18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask

18th century
Sold 19 December 2025 · Treaders Collectables
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18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask, circa 1760, Decorated with white enamel and gilt and yellow borders. Architectural column cartouche containing two landscapes to front and back with floral sprays to either side. Gilt metal stopper and polished fitting. Height: 7cm

Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this 18th Century Scent Flask to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
7cm (2.76")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Reference Numbers
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SA1143676
Dealers Internal Reference
4051
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18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask, circa 1760, Decorated with white enamel and gilt and yellow borders.
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Architectural column cartouche containing two landscapes to front and back with floral sprays to either side.
Treaders Collectables

Gilt metal stopper and polished fitting. Height: 7cm

Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this 18th Century Scent Flask to the 18th Century.

Height
7cm (2.76")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1143676
Dealers Internal Ref
4051
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A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask

Archive II A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View II
Archive III A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View III
Archive IV A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View IV
Archive V A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View V
Archive VI A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View VI
Archive VII A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View VII
Archive VIII A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View VIII
Archive IX A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View IX
Archive X A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper. View X
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A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper.
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask
Ref: SA1143676
A small hand-painted Georgian Bilston enamel scent flask featuring a pastoral landscape scene on the front panel and a decorative gilt metal stopper.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectPerfume & Scent Bottles
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialEnamel, Copper, Gilt Brass
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsHand-painted landscape, Gilt metal mount, Floral accents, Coloured enamel
  • SizeH 7 cm (3 in) x W 3 cm (1 in) x D 2.5 cm (1 in)

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Bilston enamel scent flasks are small, decorative containers produced in the Staffordshire town of Bilston during the 18th century, typically featuring copper bodies coated in white enamel and hand-painted with landscapes or floral motifs.

These pieces were crafted using a copper base shaped by hand, coated with a layer of vitreous enamel, and fired in a kiln. Artisans then hand-painted the white or coloured enamel surface using mineral pigments, often finished with gilt-metal mounts and stoppers.

Authentication involves examining the underlying copper base, the weight and thickness of the enamel, the presence of crazing or hairline cracks consistent with age, and the quality of the hand-painting, which lacks the uniform dot matrix of modern printing.

An antique scent flask can be displayed on a mirrored tray on a dressing table, inside a glass-fronted cabinet, or styled upon a mantelpiece alongside other small-scale collectibles to add historic character to a room.

Preservation requires keeping enamel items away from direct sunlight to prevent pigment fading, maintaining a stable indoor humidity level to protect the metal mounts, and cleaning only with a dry, soft microfibre cloth without using liquid cleaners.
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