Description
This rare and exquisite Victorian solid silver scent bottle has a very elegant tear-drop form. It was made by Reginald Walter Hewett and is dated Birmingham 1884 . The cased opaline glass body heightened with gilt bamboos decorations in the Aesthetic movement style. The hinged, fully hallmarked solid silver lid engraved with flowers.
The inner lid gilt.
The neck fitted with the original glass stopper.
Hallmarks:
R.W.H & Co for R W Hewett & Co (Reginald Walter Hewett)
Duty Mark.
Date letter ‘k’ for 1884.
Dimensions:
Height: 12 cm / 5 inches.
Maximum width: 4cm / 2 inches.
Depth: 3cm / 1 inch.
Condition:
Good
Silver lid with a few dings commensurate with age.
Glass in perfect condition.
Gilt decorations rubbed at places.
Postage UK: £7.50 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.
To pay by PAYPAL please add P&P and click on button below.
To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.
Internal Ref: MARS75
Dimensions
Height = 12 cm (5")
Width = 4 cm (2")
Depth = 2.5 cm (1")
FABULOUS VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SILVER AND OPALINE GILT GLASS SCENT BOTTLE BY HEWETT & CO, BIRMINGHAM 1884
Price
SOLD
Item Ref
MARS75
Description
This rare and exquisite Victorian solid silver scent bottle has a very elegant tear-drop form. It was made by Reginald Walter Hewett and is dated Birmingham 1884 . The cased opaline glass body heightened with gilt bamboos decorations in the Aesthetic movement style. The hinged, fully hallmarked solid silver lid engraved with flowers.
The inner lid gilt.
The neck fitted with the original glass stopper.
Hallmarks:
R.W.H & Co for R W Hewett & Co (Reginald Walter Hewett)
Duty Mark.
Date letter ‘k’ for 1884.
Dimensions:
Height: 12 cm / 5 inches.
Maximum width: 4cm / 2 inches.
Depth: 3cm / 1 inch.
Condition:
Good
Silver lid with a few dings commensurate with age.
Glass in perfect condition.
Gilt decorations rubbed at places.
Postage UK: £7.50 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.
To pay by PAYPAL please add P&P and click on button below.
To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.
Internal Ref: MARS75
Dimensions
Height = 12 cm (5")
Width = 4 cm (2")
Depth = 2.5 cm (1")
This item is SOLD and is no longer available to purchase.