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Rare Antique English Crocodile / Alligator & Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle - 1884
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Rare Antique English Crocodile / Alligator & Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle - 1884

19th century
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A wonderful and really unusual scent bottle or flask, beautifully covered in rich cognac coloured Crocodile or Alligator.

The collar and hinged lid is made from Victorian English sterling silver with a full hallmark for London 1884. The makers initials are also present - SEC.

The lid fits well and opens up to reveal the original cut glass stopper. Excellent condition, measuring 5 1/4" long.

Item ID: 35298

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Puckerings has dated this Silver Crocodile Perfume Bottle to the 1880s.

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A wonderful and really unusual scent bottle or flask, beautifully covered in rich cognac coloured Crocodile or Alligator.
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The collar and hinged lid is made from Victorian English sterling silver with a full hallmark for London 1884.
Puckerings

The makers initials are also present - SEC.

The lid fits well and opens up to reveal the original cut glass stopper. Excellent condition, measuring 5 1/4" long.

Item ID: 35298

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From London, England

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Silver Crocodile Perfume Bottle to the 1880s.

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SA260466
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35298
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Archive I A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid.

Rare Antique English Crocodile / Alligator & Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle - 1884

Archive II A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid. View II
Archive III A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid. View III
Archive IV A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid. View IV
Archive V A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid. View V
Archive VI A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid. View VI
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A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid.
Rare Antique English Crocodile / Alligator & Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle - 1884
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A Victorian tapered scent bottle encased in dark brown crocodile skin with a spherical sterling silver hinged lid.
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Victorian silver-mounted scent bottles were luxury vanity accessories produced during the nineteenth century to hold perfume or aromatic salts. Often constructed with glass bodies encased in leather and fitted with hallmarked sterling silver caps, these vessels were designed for travel and dressing table display.

Nineteenth-century scent bottles frequently combined hand-blown glass or crystal with outer coverings of exotic leathers, such as crocodile or alligator skin. The caps and collars were formed from sterling silver or electroplated metals, often fitted with internal glass stoppers to prevent evaporation.

Authentic late Victorian silver items feature official British hallmarks stamped into the metal, including the lion passant for sterling purity, a town assay mark, a date letter, and a makers mark. Leather-bound pieces should also exhibit hand-stitched seams and natural age-related patination.

An antique scent bottle can be styled on a marble vanity tray, a bedroom bedside table, or alongside books on an office desk. Combining silver and leather textures with contemporary ceramics or glass creates a balanced, layered arrangement.

Clean the silver cap gently using a soft cotton cloth and silver polish, avoiding contact with the leather portion. The leather casing should be kept away from direct sunlight or moisture and treated periodically with a specialist leather conditioner.
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