RARE VICTORIAN SILVER SNAKE SCENT BOTTLE BY SAUNDERS & SHEPHERD, BIRMINGHAM 1896
Price
SOLDItem Ref
JUIN91
Description
This unusual silver mounted crystal scent bottle was made by the celebrated silversmiths Saunders & Shepherd and is dated Birmingham 1896.The top is inset with a ruby cabochon, and a silver snake with ruby eyes is coiled round the glass, its head on the collar.Hallmarks:
CS*FS for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Lion Passant.
Date letter "w" for 1896..
Dimensions:
Height: 6.5cm / 2.4 inches.
Diameter: 1.5cm / 0.6 inches.
Condition:
Very good.
No damage to the glass.
Silver top in very good , smooth condition.
Strong hinge.
Original stopper.
One garnet eye a little bigger than the other, possibly a replacement.
Postage UK: £7.50 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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Internal Ref: JUIN91
Dimensions
Height = 6.5 cm (3")Width = 2 cm (1")
Depth = 2 cm (1")
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