An exceptional Victorian cased enamel and gilt scent bottle, 1877 London, with maker's mark for Henry William Dee, the spherical scent bottle enamelled with romantic 18th century idylls after Francois Boucher including 'The music Lesson', with finely patterned gilded mounts with a hinged and screw top lid decorated with foliate motifs and turquoise cabochon borders and enrichments; hallmarked near hinge, height 8 cm