Victorian Silver & MacIntyre Ceramic Marsh Warblers Egg Scent Bottle, 1886

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large English sterling silver combination vinaigrette / scent bottle, antique Victorian; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collec...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver combination scent bottle / pill box / vinaigrette; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver combination vinaigrette / pill box / scent bottle has an oval barrel shaped form. The body of the vessel is embellished with applied plain broad girdles replicating the details of the bilge and quarter hoops, which provide anchor points for the original link chain. The piece retains the original hallmarked screw fit cover to the scent bottle, conjoined to one of the aforementioned anchor points with a link chain. One end of the vessel is fitted with a hallmarked hinged cover, which when opened reveals the vinaigrette with the original hinged grille and gilt interior. The gilded grille is ornamented with a bright cut engraved and pierced decorated bordered scroll and leaf design. The hallmarked hinged cover to the opposing end forms a pill box and opens to reveal the original gilt interior; this versatile box could be used for a multitude of functions. The hinged covers to either end of the box are encircled with further applied plain broad borders to the upper portion. This antique Victorian scent bottle...

A beautiful antique sterling silver scent bottle. This is a cylindrical scent bottle made from sterling silver with a glass liner and stopper. It has the prettiest engraving of bir...

A truly stunning antique Victorian era scent bottle. It is a large globular shaped bottle with a wonderful chunky faceted hobnail cut to the body and the matching stopper, this type...

A wood-fired egg shaped ceramic vase with an expressive glaze complimenting the form and the material.

Ceramic egg sculpture designed by Per Liliengren, Sweden, 1980s. Stoneware. Signed to the bottom. Dimensions: Height 10 cm, weight 235 gr.