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Hoya Crystal Pagoda Stopper Perfume Bottle - Pair

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Vanity, Perfume & Shaving Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 150.00 USD
Hoya Crystal Pagoda Stopper Perfume Bottle - Pair
Item/Description: Exceptional large pair of hand-cut, clear lead crystal prismatic perfume bottles by the Japanese based Hoya Corporation. Fabulous craftmanship. Orientalist design. The cut lead hexagonally shaped bottles feature multi-faceted cut panels with floating wells for the stopper. The pieces de resistance are the stoppers configured as three-sided cut spears. The edges with a serrated cut allow the optical pagoda to be seen within the prism, giving the image of a 12 roofed Japanese pagoda, visible only from one angle. The pagodas in the stopper which appears to be floating in space. Unsigned.

The Japanese based Hoya Corporation started producing optical grade glasses in 1941 and by 1945, the company had grown into producing high-quality crystal products.

Material: lead crystal

Dimensions: Height: 9" (with stopper); Bottle Length: 4 1/4"; Width: 2"

Condition: Very Fine. Free of cracks, repair. Stoppers fit snugly into bases. Signs of age, use and wear including flea bites to facet edges, scratches to base.

Age: 1940s-1950s

Provenance: Private Estate

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