Lot 306
TWO SILVER SCENT BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 14th May | Lots 298 to 596
£254
Description
comprising small travel scent bottle by Joseph Taylor, the silver case of flattened octagonal form, with engraved decoration and the inscription ‘H to AC’, the hinged cover enclosing a faceted glass bottle with stopper and silver cap; and a leather cased example by Hilliard & Thomasson, of hexagonal form with chased decoration of flowers and scrolls within pointed panels, a glass stopper within the hinged cover, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1896, maker's mark H&T (2)
Dimensions
the larger largest 8.5cm high; the smaller 4cm long; the leather case 12.5cm long
Provenance
Private East Lothian collection