Divine miniature Regency scent bottle pendant in the form of a fluted bloodstone scallop shell with 2 colour gold lid and fittings studded with turquoise.c.1820.
The gold work is embellished with coloured gold leaves and the micro belcher chain hangs from a reeded bale.
Bottle 1 inch by 1 inch.Length 1.75 inch to top of bale.
These tiny perfume pendants were useful as vinaigrettes or pomanders, containing precious oils which could be inhaled when desired in the not always pleasant-smelling atmosphere of Georgian society.