French Art Nouveau Crystal and Silver Perfume Bottle, circa 1900

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Description

DIMENSIONS
Height: 5 1/2 inches
Max. width: 3 1/2 inches
Bottom diameter: 2 7/8 inches

MARKINGS
Both, the neck and … Read more DIMENSIONS
Height: 5 1/2 inches
Max. width: 3 1/2 inches
Bottom diameter: 2 7/8 inches

MARKINGS
Both, the neck and the top cover of the lid are stamped with a full set of French hallmarks, half-erased due to long-term use and therefore illegible.

ABOUT
This fine and unusual French antique perfume bottle of a superb quality and workmanship and can also function as a body lotion or bath salt jar/bottle. After over a hundred years, today this elegant object is ready to be used for the intended purposes, and would be an exquisitely tasteful decoration for a dressing table, dresser or vanity of the most demanding of the ladies.
It is made of a very thick crystal and has a sterling silver hinged round lid. The crystal part of the bottle is masterfully etched and hand-engraved throughout its perimeter with the Irises pattern, a floral motif made one of the most popular during the Art Nouveau era. The top of the sterling silver hinged round lid is also decorated with a charming bouquet of the same flowers, rendered in the repose technique.
The repose bouquet of Irises on the cover is stamped additionally with an essayist' hallmark with artist initials "RD". This beautiful perfume bottle is in fine antique condition consistent with age, with minimal wear to crystal and silver parts, no cracks, no hairlines, no damages, no restorations. See less