ANTIQUE SILVER SCENT BOTTLES
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An elegant Antique Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal large table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a plain round hinged lid, an internal stopper, and a hand-cut crystal round main body with reeded decoration, and sitting on a flat base with a star-cut. This handsome antique silver and crystal scent bottle was made by William Comyns of Birmingham in 1913. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottle are height 10 cms (4 inches), and diameter 9 cms (3.5 inches). |
£295 |
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An Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having a hand-chased round mount with floral decoration, a hinged lid, an internal stopper, and hand-cut crystal main body in the Hobnail pattern. Made by Hilliard & Thomason of Birmingham in 1906. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottle are height 13 cms (5 inches), and diameter 9 cms (3.5 inches). |
£365 |
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An Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal large table scent bottle, having a hand-chased round hinged lid with floral and figural decoration, a plain round mount, an internal stopper, and an unusual shaped hand-cut crystal body with floral, swags, bows, and fluted decoration. Made by William Comyns of London in 1900. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver & crystal scent bottle are height 18 cms (7 inches), and diameter 10 cms (4 inches). |
£495 |
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A very pretty and unusual pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having plain round mounts with hinged lids, gold-gilt interiors and internal stoppers. The crystal bodies with square cross-sections and tapering sides having clear side panels and hobnail cut edges, and all sitting on star-cut bases. Made by John Grinsell and Co., of London in 1898. The dimensions of these fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottles are height 14.5 cms (5.75 inches), and 7cms (2.75 inches) square at base. |
£685 |
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A very large and pretty pair of Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottles, having hinged lids with gold-gilt interiors and hand-chased floral decoration, with removable internal stoppers, and hand-cut crystal main bodies. These beautiful antique silver and crystal scent bottles were made by Alfred Fuller of London in 1892. The dimensions of these fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottles are height 18.5 cms (7.25 inches), width 12.5 cms (5 inches), and depth 9 cms (3.5 inches). |
£1,475 |
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An Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having a hand-cut round body with tapering sides, a hand-chased silver mount with floral decoration, an original crystal stopper, and all sitting on a star-cut flat base. Made by C. C. May and Sons of Birmingham in 1906. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottle are height 17 cms (6.6 inches), and diameter at base 6.5 cms (2.5 inches). |
£245 |
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An Antique Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal large table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a hinged lid with an applied floral border and bands of engine-turned engraved decoration, an internal stopper, and a hand-cut crystal round main body with geometrical decoration. Made by Synyer and Beddoes of Birmingham in 1915. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottle are height 11.5 cms (4.5 inches), and diameter 8 cms (3.25 inches). |
£285 |
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An Antique Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal large table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a hinged lid, an internal stopper, and hand-cut main body with hobnail and leaf patterns. Made by Charles S. Green & Co., of Birmingham in 1912. The dimensions of this fine hand-made scent bottle are height 11.5 cms (4.5 inches), and diameter 9.5 cms (3.75 inches). |
£325 |
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A Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a hinged lid with a blue enamelled top, an internal stopper, and hand-cut main body with reeding and star-cut decoration. Made by Albert Carter of Birmingham in 1926. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver and enamelled scent bottle are height 11 cms (4.25 inches), and diameter 9 cms (3.5 inches). |
£345 |
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A very pretty Sterling Silver and inlaid tortoise-shell hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a hinged lid with an inlaid tortoise-shell cover, an internal stopper, and hand-cut main body with reeding and star-cut decoration. Made by Henry Miller of Birmingham in 1923. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver and tortoise shell scent bottle are height 12.5 cms (5 inches), and diameter 9.5 cms (3.75 inches). |
£395 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver and hand-cut crystal large table scent bottle, having a hand-chased round mount with swirl-flute decoration, a hinged lid, an internal stopper, and hobnail cut main body with a shield-shaped cartouche. Made by James Dixon and Sons of Sheffield in 1901. The dimensions of this fine hand-made scent bottle are height 15 cms (6 inches), and diameter 11 cms (4.25 inches). |
£395 |
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A very pretty Sterling Silver and inlaid tortoise-shell hand-cut crystal table scent bottle, having a plain round mount, a hinged lid with an inlaid tortoise-shell cover, an internal stopper, and hand-cut main body with reeding and star-cut decoration. This beautiful silver and crystal scent bottle was made by Hasset and Harper Ltd., of Birmingham in 1921. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver and tortoise shell scent bottle are height 10 cms (4 inches), and diameter 9 cms (3.5 inches). |
£445 |
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An Antique Victorian Sterling silver novelty scent bottle, in the shape of a baby in swaddling, and holding a babies rattle, with a hinged head and internal glass stopper. Made by Samson & Mordan of London in 1882. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver scent bottle are length 7.5 cms (3 inches), width 2.5 cms (1 inch), and it weighs approx. 33g (1 troy ounce). |
£495 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver and hand-cut crystal pair of very unusual Glug-Glug scent bottles, made by George Maudsley of Birmingham in 1894. Height 15 cms (6 inches), width 5 cms (2 inches). |
£585 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver and hand-cut crystal pair of scent bottles, made by Edward Moses Levetus of Birmingham in 1892. Height 12 cms. |
£645 |
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A very pretty and unusual pair of Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and hand-cut crystal table scent bottles, having round mounts with hinged lids and internal stoppers, the lids with hand-chased figural scene decoration and push-button snap fits. The crystal bodies with rounded square cross-sections and swirl fluted decoration, and all sitting on flat bases. Made by William Comyns of London in 1907. The dimensions of these fine hand-made antique silver and crystal scent bottles are height 12.5 cms (5 inches), and 8.5cms (3.3 inches) square. |
£795 |
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A beautiful and rare Antique Victorian Sterling Silver large table scent or cologne bottle, all hand-chased with individual scenes, and with a screw-top. This pretty table scent bottle was made by Samuel Jacobs of London in 1897. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver scent bottle are length 39 cms (15.3 inches), and it weighs approx. 186g (6 troy ounces). |
£985 |
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Learn more about antique silver SCENT BOTTLES here.
Antique Silver SCENT BOTTLES description:
A type of container for storing and applying perfume, cologne, and / or eau de toilette.
Antique Silver SCENT BOTTLES history:
Most people today when talking about scent and perfume bottles normally envisage a smallish receptacle often with a glass or crystal body from the Victorian period. But infact scent bottles, in the shape of flasks with pendant chains, sometimes known as Pilgrim flasks, have been made since the 16th century. Early English examples with silver bodies were made as part of toilet services as early as the mid-17th century. However, all these early examples are extremely rare, and the vast majority of table and hand-bag scent bottles were made in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are still being made today.
Antique Silver SCENT BOTTLES design:
There is a huge range of styles and designs and this is what many collectors find appealing. Varying from the beautifully hand-made and chased solid silver styles of the 17th century toilet service, through fantastic Victorian examples with crystal bodies in the shape of an animal, to simple ascetic forms from the Art Deco period. But all of them had the same basic design based on a container to hold the perfume, either in silver, crystal, or glass, and an opening with a silver lid through which the scent is applied. The lid was either made with a screw thread and internal cork to stop leaks, or made hinged, in which case a glass stopper was also required. The lids were often hand-engraved or chased, and the glass or crystal bodies were often hand-cut or frosted-cut with floral and geometric patterns.
Antique Silver SCENT BOTTLES collectors note:
If the bodies are made from glass or crystal then check closely for any damage including chips, and inspect, especially inside, where the lid is attached to the body for any cracks. If the lid is hinged check the hinge for broken knuckles or repairs, and make sure that there is no large lateral movement indicating a worn hinge. If the lid is a screw-thread type then make sure it is not cross-threaded and check the condition of the interior cork. If the body is all silver then make sure that the main hallmark and mark on the lid match. Very early examples will command high prices, but very unusual designs from the Victorian period can also fetch considerable sums, especially if, in the case of hand-bag scent bottles, they have their original satin and velvet-lined presentation boxes.