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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)

19th century
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Description

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and cranberry glass owl scent bottle; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection.

This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver scent bottle has a tapering cylindrical form.

This exceptional antique scent bottle is comprised of a blown cranberry glass body, with an impressive screw fit cover realistically modelled in the form of an owl's head.

The silver owl cover is ornamented with cast and chased details replicating the bird's plumage and anatomical features, further ornamented with the original bead eyes.

The impressive coloured glass body retains the original scent sponge to the interior.

This exceptional scent bottle was crafted by the renowned silversmiths Sampson Mordan & Co.

Condition

This Victorian silver perfume bottle is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.

Full hallmarks to the surface of the cover are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.

Reflections in photographs may detract from this exceptional Victorian silver perfume bottle.

Dimensions

Height 8.4cm/3.31'

Diameter 2.9cm/1.14'

Weight

1.7 troy ounces/54.3g (excluding glass vessel)

Maker: Sampson Mordan & Co

Date: 1894

Origin: London, England

A video is available upon request.

Declaration

AC Silver has dated this Silver Owl Scent Bottle to the 1880s.

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SA1064856
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C8374
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Description
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and cranberry glass owl scent bottle; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection.

This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver scent bottle has a tapering cylindrical form.

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This exceptional antique scent bottle is comprised of a blown cranberry glass body, with an impressive screw fit cover realistically modelled in the form of an owl's head.
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fig 1. A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)

The silver owl cover is ornamented with cast and chased details replicating the bird's plumage and anatomical features, further ornamented with the original bead eyes.

The impressive coloured glass body retains the original scent sponge to the interior.

fig 2. A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes.
fig 2. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)

This exceptional scent bottle was crafted by the renowned silversmiths Sampson Mordan & Co.

Condition

This Victorian silver perfume bottle is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.

fig 3. A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes.
fig 3. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)

Full hallmarks to the surface of the cover are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.

Reflections in photographs may detract from this exceptional Victorian silver perfume bottle.

Dimensions

Height 8.4cm/3.31'

Diameter 2.9cm/1.14'

Weight

1.7 troy ounces/54.3g (excluding glass vessel)

Maker: Sampson Mordan & Co

Date: 1894

Origin: London, England

A video is available upon request.

Date of Manufacture

AC Silver has dated this Silver Owl Scent Bottle to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1064856
Dealers Internal Ref
C8374
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Archive I A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes.

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)

Archive II A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View II
Archive III A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View III
Archive IV A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View IV
Archive V A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View V
Archive VI A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View VI
Archive VII A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View VII
Archive VIII A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View VIII
Archive IX A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View IX
Archive X A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View X
Archive XI A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View XI
Archive XII A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View XII
Archive XIII A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View XIII
Archive XIV A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View XIV
Archive XV A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes. View XV
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A late 19th-century scent bottle featuring a teardrop-shaped red glass body topped with a detailed sterling silver owl head cover with glass eyes.
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Owl Scent Bottle (1889)
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Victorian novelty scent bottles often feature naturalistic or whimsical shapes, such as animal heads or everyday items, crafted in sterling silver paired with glass bodies during the late 19th century.

These items typically combine hand-blown or cut coloured glass, such as ruby or cobalt glass, with cast sterling silver mounts, often incorporating glass inset eyes for animal subjects.

Authentic pieces feature full British hallmark sets stamped into the silver mounts, indicating the assay office, silver purity mark, makers initials, and a date letter.

An antique scent bottle functions as a refined accent when displayed on a bedroom dressing table, within a glass display cabinet, or on a tray upon a sideboard.

Clean silver mounts gently using a dedicated silver polishing cloth, avoiding liquid dips that may loosen inset glass eyes or damage stoppers, and wipe the glass with a dry microfibre cloth.
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