A St. James's (Charles Gouyn bonbonnière, circa 1751-59In the form of a pug with her three puppies curled around her, their fur and muzzles delicately picked with dark flecks, on a grassy mound, with pink flowers, further floral sprigs and a green leaf border to the interior, the silver gilt mounts with a hinged London enamel lid, painted with delicate flowers tied with a blue ribbon, 5cm wideFootnotesThe green stiff leaf border to the interior rim of the bonbonnière would seem to place this present lot in Kate Foster's second category, distinct from the 'Girl in a Swing' toys discussed by Foster, Chelsea Scent Bottles - 'Girl in a Swing' and another Group, ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.3 (1967), pp.284-291. A similar bonbonnière from the Alfred Joseph Collection was sold by Bonhams on 3 December 2008, lot 203.
A St. James's (Charles Gouyn bonbonnière, circa 1751-59In the form of a pug with her three puppies curled around her, their fur and muzzles delicately picked with dark flecks, on a grassy mound, with pink flowers, further floral sprigs and a green leaf border to the interior, the silver gilt mounts with a hinged London enamel lid, painted with delicate flowers tied with a blue ribbon, 5cm wideFootnotesThe green stiff leaf border to the interior rim of the bonbonnière would seem to place this present lot in Kate Foster's second category, distinct from the 'Girl in a Swing' toys discussed by Foster, Chelsea Scent Bottles - 'Girl in a Swing' and another Group, ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.3 (1967), pp.284-291. A similar bonbonnière from the Alfred Joseph Collection was sold by Bonhams on 3 December 2008, lot 203.
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