Bidders sniff out early scent bottles at New York sales

Early-18th century porcelain scent bottles from Chelsea and the St James’s factory have been the object of increasing interest and value in recent years. Some high-flying examples emerged in the sales in New York.

The Starr collection included a number of examples of figural bottles variously catalogued as eith…

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