Lemon yellow cut-glass Scent Bottle with silver-gilt ‘fruit basket’ lid
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Lemon yellow cut-glass Scent Bottle with silver-gilt ‘fruit basket’ lid
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Lemon yellow cut-glass Scent Bottle with silver-gilt ‘fruit basket’ lid:
the patent glass ball screw lid, with further detailing of feathers and leaf frieze around the edge; the glass body of vertical convex rib design.
Circa 1880.
See group ref.6783
| Height: | 3" | - | 7.5cm |
| Width: | 1½" | - | 4.0cm |
Glossary Words
cut glass
Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
