the parfumier of oval section raised on a recessed foot, the sides with pierced panels painted with red prunus blossoms, reserved on a green-patterned ground with further blossoms, a black-striped yellow arched handle rising from the shoulder, flanking the oval pierced cover surmounted by a green lion (2)

The body of the basket in overall good condition, but with restoration and polishing to the lip, and restoration to handle breaks and areas where the handles connect to each other and to the body. The associated cover with firing imperfections, expected surface wear, and the lip polished to fit into the basket.
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A parfumier of this type but with a variation in the decoration was in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and sold at Christie's New York, 15th September, 2016, lot 888.