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Victorian Perfume Bottle with Silver Top
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Victorian Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

19th century
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Victorian Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top. Hallmarked London 1897.

Height of bottle ca 7 cm.

Good condition but requires further cleaning inside.

Free postage to the UK and Ireland.

Please add £ 10 for deliveries to the EU, USA and Canada.

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Scent Bottle to the Victorian era.

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SA1190309
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SKU 854
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Description
Victorian Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top. Hallmarked London 1897.

Height of bottle ca 7 cm.

Good condition but requires further cleaning inside.

Free postage to the UK and Ireland.

Please add £ 10 for deliveries to the EU, USA and Canada.

Date of Manufacture

Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Scent Bottle to the Victorian era.

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SA1190309
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SKU 854
Henley Street Antiques
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A cylindrical Victorian cut glass scent bottle topped with a heavily chased silver cap featuring floral motifs.
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Archive I A cylindrical Victorian cut glass scent bottle topped with a heavily chased silver cap featuring floral motifs.

Victorian Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

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Henley Street Antiques
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Stratford upon Avon
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A cylindrical Victorian cut glass scent bottle topped with a heavily chased silver cap featuring floral motifs.
Victorian Perfume Bottle with Silver Top
Ref: SA1190309
A cylindrical Victorian cut glass scent bottle topped with a heavily chased silver cap featuring floral motifs.
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  • ObjectScent Bottles
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCut Glass, Sterling Silver
  • ColourSilver, Clear
  • MotifsChased foliage, scrollwork, faceted cut glass, engraved monogram

A Victorian scent bottle combines cut glass and sterling silver materials, displaying clear and silver colours with faceted cut glass, chased foliage, scrollwork, and an engraved monogram. The cylindrical glass body exhibits a faceted cut pattern, while the heavy silver cap features ornate floral chasing and a flat top with engraved scroll initials. Measuring 7 cm in height, this accessory sits neatly upon a bedside table to hold fragrance in a traditional bedroom scheme. The clear glass base shows traces of interior residue requiring further cleaning, while the hallmarked silver top presents a polished reflective finish with dimensional relief ornamentation.

FAQs

During the Victorian era, scent bottles were essential personal accessories used to carry liquid perfumes, essential oils, or smelling salts. Often crafted as luxury items for display on dressing tables or carried in purses, they reflected the owners status through intricate metalwork and decorative glassmaking.

Victorian scent bottles were predominantly crafted from lead crystal or cut glass paired with sterling silver, silver-plate, or gold mounts. Stoppers were typically made from ground glass to ensure an airtight seal, while caps were heavily embossed, chased, or engraved.

Authentic pieces usually feature British silver hallmarks indicating the assay office, silver purity, and makers mark, along with a date letter corresponding to the 19th century. Hand-cut glass pattern variations, age-appropriate surface oxidisation on silver, and precise fitted internal glass stoppers are also key indicators.

These small decorative pieces are ideal for styling vanity trays on a bedroom dresser, styling side tables, or arranging inside a bathroom display cabinet. Grouping multiple scent bottles of varying heights creates a refined, curated focal point.

The glass body should be wiped gently with a soft cloth moistened with mild soap and lukewarm water, avoiding total submersion to protect metal mounts. Silver caps should be polished gently with a specialised silver polishing cloth to remove oxidisation without stripping delicate chased detailing.
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