Sterling Silver, Enamel and Glass Scent Bottles - Antique George V (1912)

Description

This exceptional antique George V scent bottle container has a cylindrical form.

The surface of the body is embellished with exceptional pale blue guilloche enamel accented with violet floral garlands above a transitional band of purple enamel incorporating minute floral motifs.

The cover is ornamented with further enamel decoration with violet floral garlands suspended from a scrolling trellis style border to the upper portion.

The upper plateau of the cover is encircled with further enamel ornamentation reflecting the design to the lower portion of the body.

The cover opens to reveal the original three glass perfume bottles and stoppers.

Each bottle is fitted with a silver mount ornamented with a band of pale blue enamel.

The shaped glass body of each antique perfume bottles is embellished with stepped ornamentation to the upper portion.

The interior of the sterling silver chamber, cover and mounts to the bottles retain the original gilding.

This antique scent is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior bearing the retailer's mark 'Diamond Merchants, Searle & Co Ltd, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, 79 Lombard St, London'.

The cover of the box secures with a decorative trefoil hinged catch.

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