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A very rare Charles Gouyn (St James’s Factory) scent bottle
A very rare Charles Gouyn (St James's Factory) scent bottle, in the form of a young woman, standing, holding a parrot, a pannier of flowers on her back, wearing a flower sprigged dress and white apron, a dalmation seated at her feet, the mound base inscribed in iron red 'FIDELLE ME GUIDE', the underside painted with a pink rose and leaves, yellow metal stopper with chain, 2 3/4" high, circa 1752-56
See G E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, plate 23, figure 3, for a similar scent bottle, but with the bird coloured as a dove.
Another example, from the Collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. A further example was in the collection of Mrs Mayer Sassoon
