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Antique Ruby Glass Gilt Scent Bottle

Antique Ruby Glass Gilt Scent Bottle

Regular price $375.00 CAD
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A ruby glass scent bottle with an octagonal body, a scalloped shoulder, and a star-cut base, decorated in gilt with birds on scrolling foliage. It was made for a dressing table and works just as well on a vanity, a bar cart, or a shelf of small glass. The neck is open and the stopper is missing.

Dimensions
3.75 in. Dia. 5 in. H
Surface
Solid ruby glass with gilt decoration, worn, faded, and smudged in places
Primary Material
Ruby glass
Period
Antique
Date
Mid-19th century, circa 1860
Origin
Continental European, likely Bohemian (Czech Republic)
Style or Movement
Rococo Revival
Marks
None observed to the rim or interior of the collar, or to the base
Construction or Technique
Octagonal faceted body, scalloped shoulder, star-cut base, hand-applied gilt decoration
Secondary Material
Silver plate or silver, unmarked, assessed by hand and not established by a mark
Hardware or Mounts
Collar to the neck, unmarked, with a black band at its base, material not established

 

The glass is solid ruby, and I found no chips or cracks. The gilt decoration is worn, faded, and smudged in places. The stopper is missing, so the bottle has an open neck. The inside of the neck has brown residue from former contents. The collar is unmarked and non-magnetic, and I assess it as silver plate or silver, though no mark establishes which. Its rim has a few small dents and marks, and there is some tarnish near the lip. A black band sits at the base of the collar, and I do not know whether it is original to the piece.

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