Essex Jewelry and Antiques
2 1926 English Sterling Silver Gilt Cut Frosted Glass Dresser Perfume Bottles
Regular price
$391.00
Presented is a pair of beautiful English sterling silver and cut glass dresser bottles, part of a larger dressing set of which we have many pieces for sale. The silver lids and collars of these bottles are by Finnigans Ltd and date to 1926, while the glass is unsigned but of exceptional quality, likely a high end English maker like Thomas Webb or Steven & Williams. The lid features very ornate decoration in the form of machine turned radiant designs, fruit, leaf, and flower borders, and ropetwist edging. The glass is cut and frosted with intricate floral swags, egg-and-dart style leaves and flowers. The silver has a rich gold wash, which gives the bottle a very high end, luxurious look that would be a grand addition to any vanity or dressing room's décor. Both bottles have threaded, cork lined lids and stoppers, though the type of stopper is different in each. When opened, the bottles smell like they were used for perfume or the like.
The bottles are in good overall condition, no chips, only one cracks, and no repairs to the glass. There is some sickness/cloudiness to the glass, which could perhaps be professionally removed, but overall the glass is fairly clear and some of this may just be residue from the original contents. One bottle has a short crack in the body, which does not extend to any edge. The lids are in excellent condition, with sharp crisp detailing and only the most minor wear to the gold wash. One bottle has a metal stopper with the original cork around the insert (so, visibly aged), while the other has a glass stopper that doubles as an applicator. The glass stopper seems stuck in the neck of the bottle, but could likely be freed with hot water or something; we are leaving it as we found it.
On both bottles, the interior of the lid is lined with cork, but underneath the silver is hallmarked with the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard's head for the city of London, the date letter l for 1926, and the maker's mark for Finnigans Ltd. The silver rim is stamped with the lion passant for sterling silver and the leopard's head for the city of London, as well as the Finnigans maker's mark.
We received the entire dresser set as part of a lot from the same estate, and all the pieces match and are no doubt by the same maker.
Each bottle is about 5 1/8 inches tall and measures about 2 5/8 inches wide.
The silver lids alone weighs 61.4 grams or 2.1 regular ounces. -jm
The bottles are in good overall condition, no chips, only one cracks, and no repairs to the glass. There is some sickness/cloudiness to the glass, which could perhaps be professionally removed, but overall the glass is fairly clear and some of this may just be residue from the original contents. One bottle has a short crack in the body, which does not extend to any edge. The lids are in excellent condition, with sharp crisp detailing and only the most minor wear to the gold wash. One bottle has a metal stopper with the original cork around the insert (so, visibly aged), while the other has a glass stopper that doubles as an applicator. The glass stopper seems stuck in the neck of the bottle, but could likely be freed with hot water or something; we are leaving it as we found it.
On both bottles, the interior of the lid is lined with cork, but underneath the silver is hallmarked with the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard's head for the city of London, the date letter l for 1926, and the maker's mark for Finnigans Ltd. The silver rim is stamped with the lion passant for sterling silver and the leopard's head for the city of London, as well as the Finnigans maker's mark.
We received the entire dresser set as part of a lot from the same estate, and all the pieces match and are no doubt by the same maker.
Each bottle is about 5 1/8 inches tall and measures about 2 5/8 inches wide.
The silver lids alone weighs 61.4 grams or 2.1 regular ounces. -jm