1888131

GOLD & CUT GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE IN CASE FRENCH #1888131

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Vanity, Perfume & Shaving Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
GOLD & CUT GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE IN CASE FRENCH #1888131
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Exquisite antique gold mounted, cut glass or crystal perfume / scent bottle with engraved gold mounts and lid. Comes in original fitted box / case. Made in

France, 19th century.


Bottle measures 4 1/2 inches. Case is 4 3/4 inches.
Perfume bottle made of fabulously cut glass, possibly crystal. Widens towards the top. Stands on a narrow, petite base, mounted in a gold band. Panels of

starbursts, in graduating size, according to the width of the bottle, seperated by very deeply cut, faceted borders. The shoulders are encased in a gold

mount that entirely covers the tapering neck, leading to a hinged, elongated bulbous lid. The gold is finely engraved with foliage and has a delicate filigre

border. Inside is original glass stopper, in unusually good condition.


Gold is hallmarked on each area: the base, the shoulders, the lid.

Overall condition of both glass and gold is very good.


The perfume bottle comes in it's original, fitted box/case, in form, reminiscent of a mummy's sarcophagus. The inside has one velvet and one silk side. The

latter finished off with a finely twisted cord. The outside is original leather. Sturdy metal hinge. A metal hook holds it closed. The case is in good

condition.
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<td>Reference
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<tr><td>Condition:good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1850</td></tr>






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<tr><td>Location:Boca Raton</td></tr>
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