Rare James Giles Gilded Blue Glass Scent Bottle c1770

Description

Heading : James Giles decorated glass scent bottle
Date : c1770
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Blue
Features : Faceted blue glass decorated with elaborate gilding. the inscription reads ‘De Mon Marque Estieme’.  ‘A mark of my esteem’. Small blue glass stopper and screw top with a gold screw cap
Size : 4 inches in height
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. some gilt rub to reverse and minor indentation to the cap. wear commensurate with age as shown. Missing its case. probably shagreen.
Restoration : None

Giles decoration of porcelain is well known. However record show that he also decorated glass. Andy McConnel advises that as much as a quarter of his total output was glass. This is the first of two examples we have ever offered for sale. The last example we know of on the market was a polychrome one with a case and it realised £7500 at auction. The Corning museum has a few examples without gold tops.

http://www.cmog.org/artwork/scent-bottle-stopper-11

http://www.cmog.org/artwork/2-scent-bottles

References :

An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 111.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 233.

Coloured Glass By Derek C. Davis & Keith Middlemas – Page 101.

The Book of Bottle Collecting By Doreen Beck – Page 34 Plate 29.

English Bottles and Decanters 1650 – 1900 By Derek C. Davis – Page 75 Plate 55.

The Illustrated Guide to Glass By Felice Mehlman – Page 21 and 193.