Victorian 16 Carat Gold Mounted Double Ended Turquoise Ground Painted Porcelain Scent & Smelling Salts Bottle
Sampson Mordan & Co c1870
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A very fine quality Victorian 16 carat gold mounted double-ended porcelain Scent & Smelling Salts Bottle, the porcelain body with a turquoise ground and raised gilded highlights, superbly painted in polychrome enamels with Butterflies and Insects, including a Red Admiral and Large Copper Butterfly and even a minute Ladybird. One end with a sprung hinged lid with internal sprung glass plate to retain the Salts, the other end with screw-off lid with internal cork for the Scent.
By Sampson Mordan & Co, c1870.
Marked: S.MORDAN & Co to the interior lid, and struck '16' to both caps.
Reserved - £895.00
Condition
In good condition with a few minor dents to the rims of the gold tops.
Dimensions
W
121 mm
(4.76 inches)
DIA
25 mm
(0.98 inches)
Weight
90.00 Grams
(2.89 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
DC211225A
Medium
Porcelain & Gold
