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Ladies Victorian Milk Glass Dresser Cologne #1575928

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Ladies Victorian Milk Glass Dresser Cologne #1575928
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Interesting old milk glass piece with hand decoration.</em></td>
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This item is a milk glass ladies dresser piece that was once part of a set. It is feminine and curvy. The decanter has the original stopper and some original paint remains.

The piece features as part of the molded glass an embossed ribbon tied in four bows around the girth of the bottle. This ribbon is painted a burnished gold. Gold paint adorns the top hob nail edge of the bottle and the stopper. All that remains of the painted floral motif on the bottle are some daisies in one area, some bits of paint in other areas around the girth and a small flower on the top of the stopper.

There is a swirl throughout the glass - which is evident on the picture of the bottom of the piece. The decanter has four molded feet (each with three delineations). Above each foot is a peak that runs vertical around the girth up towards the neck of the bottle. There is a cameo type decoration on each of the four vertical lines. There is no maker's mark on this piece other than a small depressed circle on the bottom that appears to be the result of the creation process. There are four seam lines corresponding to the vertical line decorations visible towards the top of the bottle neck. There are also four seam lines on the stopper.

Condition: Overall good for age.

Paint is worn on all areas of the bottle.
One of the cameos has a small chip (see photo of comparison of the one that is chipped and one of three that are not).

The decanter does not sit evenly on all four feet - there is a very ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1880</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Unknown</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:10.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:6</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Ladies Victorian Milk Glass Dresser Cologne</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Victorian</td></tr>


<tr><td>Location:Philadelphia, PA</td></tr>
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