A silver-gilt pomander,

A silver-gilt pomander,
unmarked, probably 17th century,
the central sphere with pieced decoration, screw-off cover, the interior with a ball for scent, on a raised cylindrical base with two screw-off compartments, engraved decoration, the underside scratch initialled 'AVR over 'C.B' with a heart and two arrows between, in a small pierced wooden travelling case, lacking base, height 5cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's East, The Estate of Duane Voth,13 December 1993, lot 205.