Perfume Gun

A tiny bejeweled pistol viewed from the side. It has a red handle, blue barrel and intricate gold details.

A tiny bejeweled pistol viewed from the barrel end, with a red handle, blue barrel and intricate gold details.

A tiny bejeweled perfume gun! Seriously. Circa 1804-1808, it’s a miniature flintlock pistol automaton made of gold and enamel with split pearls, and lovely little cased panels on each side depicting a hare and a hound.
The automaton mechanism sprays out perfume from a central gold rose when the hammer and trigger are struck. There’s also a watch concealed in the barrel of the gun, because of course there is.

From Monica McLaughlin’s antique jewelry newsletter, Dearest.

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