A Chelsea scent bottle and stopper, circa 1765 Modelled as a young man embracing a lady, both figures wearing brightly coloured and gilded costumes, he with a patterned jacket and she with a floral patterned skirt, the domed base applied with leaves and flowers, inscribed 'CAGE D'AMOUR' in red enamel underneath, the neck of the bottle with a white metal mount and floret stopper, 10.4cm high (2) Footnotes: Offered in support of Barbara Ward Children's Foundation Provenance Barbara Ward Collection A similar example now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.64.101.626) is illustrated by Yvonne Hackenbroch, The Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), pl.73, fig.178. A related St James's (Charles Gouyn) model is illustrated by G E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (1925), p.94, pl.26(5), and is listed as the 'Standing Lovers' by Kate Foster, 'Chelsea Scent Bottles - 'Girl in a Swing' and Another Group', ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.3 (1967), p.289, no.29. See also the example sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2018, lot 271. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing