Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A mid 18th century gold scent bottle/seal, circa 1750s, the vase-shaped flask with tapering neck, finely chased with shell and scale detail, each side decorated with scenes of frolicking putti, within shell decorated cartouche border, the sides with scallop shells and flowerheads, the screw cap enclosing gold stopper, the base inset with oval bloodstone intaglio carved with Cupid holding two hearts, beneath the French motto ‘UNIS A TOUJOURS’ translating as ‘united always’, unmarked, length 5.8cm. £1,800-£2,200