Salt Bottle, Crystal, Gold, Napoleon III Period

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Salt Bottle, Crystal, Gold, Napoleon III Period

Name: Salt Bottle, Crystal, Gold, Napoleon III Period
Brand: SEBLANTIC
SKU: JIB23
Price: 2300.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

€2.300,00

Crystal drop-shaped perfume bottle with a rich 18-carat yellow gold cage mount, hallmarked with an eagle's head. The latter is chiseled with garlands of flowers and arabesques forming six domed crystal reserves. The stopper with the same decoration ends with leafy motifs in pink and yellow gold, topped with a fine pearl. It opens with a hinge on its small internal cork stopper mounted in gold and hallmarked with an eagle's head. French work circa 1850 Height: 12 cm Perfect condition.

Delphine & Natty's opinion

Also called scent bottles, these bottles, used by ladies from the 17th century onwards, contained ammonia salts. At that time, women wore very tight corsets and frequently fainted; they were then made to breathe the contents of their bottles to bring them back to their senses. These bottles were luxurious, even artistic, objects that were shown in society.
Authenticated object, rigorously checked in the workshop and certified.