Victorian MOP Scent Bottle and Pill Box (2pc Set)
Victorian MOP Scent Bottle and Pill Box (2pc Set)
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Item: Scent Bottle and Trinket/Pill Box
Make: Unknown
Age: Late 19th Century
Construction: Mother-of pearl, brass
Dimensions:
- Bottle (4 1/2" Long x 1 1/8" Wide x 3/4" Deep)
- Box (2 5/8" Long x 1 5/8" Wide x 1 1/2" Deep)
Condition: Very good pre-owned antique condition. Shell above clasp on the box has been repaired. Please see photos.
Details: Interesting vanity pieces made from polished Mother-of- Pearl. Both pieces are made from two separate matched pieces that are held together by brass frames. Scent bottle appears to have been made to be suspended from a chatelaine, having a chain attached to either side of the bottle at the shoulder that runs through eyelets on either side of the brass stopper cap with a hanging ring looped through it at the top. Three decorative finials hang from brass central frame. A decorative brass neck fitting is attached at the shoulder, with a small cork stopper topped by a crown-shaped cap. The box has a hinged brass frame with curved brass clasp.