Pair of perfume bottles, John Bodington (British, active 1688–1727), 1700/1, British, London, Silver gilt, glass inside, Overall (.15 a-d): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Metalwork-Silver, John Bodington (British, active 1688–1727), The engraved arms on these perfume bottles are beautifully preserved. Even the delicate circle traced by the engraver as a compositional aid has not worn off. The system of indicating colors or tinctures in the arms had not been widely adopted yet, so these arms cannot be securely identified
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Pair, perfume bottles, John Bodington, British, active 1688–1727, 1700/1, London, Silver gilt, glass inside, Overall, .15 -d, 6 11/16, 17 cm, Metalwork-Silver, active, 1688–1727, engraved, arms, beautifully preserved, Even, delicate circle, traced, engraver, compositional aid, worn off, system, indicating colors, tinctures, widely adopted, yet, arms cannot, securely identified
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