Chelsea pink ground scent bottle

Chelsea porcelain scent bottle, c.1765 of flattened oval form, decorated with sprigs of gilt flowers on a pink background, with applied flowers and foliage on the sides and to the original stopper. The stopper sits within a gold mount and is attached to a gold chain. Gilt decoration to the domed base.

Very good condition, with a tiny amount of restoration at the base of and small losses at the edges of the flower petals.

Reference: GE Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (1925), page 63, plate 11, number 4.