How do I identify a Victorian scent bottle?

Identification relies on examining the materials, hallmarks, and manufacturing styles characteristic of the period. Sterling silver mounts often feature British assay office marks and date letters that pinpoint the year of creation. The use of specific glass types, such as cranberry, opaline, or sliced-cut crystal, further aligns these objects with nineteenth-century production methods.

Were these bottles meant for travel?

Many vanity flasks were engineered for portability, featuring secure screw tops or lockable mechanisms to contain liquid safely in transit. Gentleman's cologne bottles often included secure closures for pocket carriage. More delicate decorative examples with hinged caps and thin glass walls were better suited to stationary use on a dressing table tray.

What colours of glass are common?

The inventory shows a strong presence of cranberry glass and ruby glass, alongside green, opaline, amethyst, and vaseline glass. Each colour was achieved through specific metallic oxides added to the molten batch. Clear cut glass and crystal also appear frequently, often paired with silver or tortoise shell covers.

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A Victorian glass vanity flask offers a pocket of portable scent, pairing coloured glass with metal mounts for daily use.

S. Morden&co London 19 Century Scent Bottle

19th century

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S. Morden&co London 19 Century Scent Bottle

From Devonshire Antiques

£650

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19th century

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Very Rare Victorian Silver Vaseline Glass Scent Bottle, Circa 1870

From Julie Cartwright Antiques

£295

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19th century

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Rare Silver Lockable Gentleman's Cologne Bottle

From Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

£229

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silver

19th century

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Silver Topped Miniature Champagne / Liquor Bottle - 1898

From Puckerings

£475

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19th century

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Victorian Silver Cranberry Glass Scent Perfume Bottle Birmingham 1892

From Aramis Antiques

£220

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19th century

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Antique Sterling Silver Topped Scent / Cologne Bottle - 1881 Antique Sterling Silver Topped Scent / Cologne Bottle - 1881

From Puckerings

£265

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silver

19th century

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Antique Silver & Glass Perfume Bottle.

From George James Antiques

£245

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silver

19th century

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A Collectable Victorian Silver Mounted Scent Bottle

From Andrew Cox Antiques

£195

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silver

1900 - 1920

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Silver Cased Scent Bottle

From Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

£395

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silver

19th century

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Rare Victorian Silver Overlay Mercury Glass Scent Bottle, Circa 1870

From Julie Cartwright Antiques

£245

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Listings feature nineteenth-century items spanning the Victorian, Edwardian, and 1930s periods, incorporating materials such as sterling silver, ormolu, and tortoiseshell.

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Victorian Glass Vanity Flask

S. Morden&co London 19 Century Scent Bottle

Very Rare Victorian Silver Vaseline Glass Scent Bottle, Circa 1870

Rare Silver Lockable Gentleman's Cologne Bottle

Silver Topped Miniature Champagne / Liquor Bottle - 1898

Victorian Silver Cranberry Glass Scent Perfume Bottle Birmingham 1892

Antique Sterling Silver Topped Scent / Cologne Bottle - 1881 Antique Sterling Silver Topped Scent / Cologne Bottle - 1881

Antique Silver & Glass Perfume Bottle.

A Collectable Victorian Silver Mounted Scent Bottle

Silver Cased Scent Bottle

Rare Victorian Silver Overlay Mercury Glass Scent Bottle, Circa 1870

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