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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Mar 25, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 400

Six Continental and English Glass Perfumes

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late 19th/early 20th centuries, comprising: French atomizer circa 1920, gilt painted ribbon tied floral swags, gold tone hardware, stamped "Made in France", partial sticker to base "France", 5-3/8 in.; ribbed bottle form example, gilt paint to neck, enameling, faceted spherical stopper, possibly associated, 4-1/2 in.; spherical yellow and white satin glass example, circa 1900, probably English, hinged gilt metal lid, 2-3/4 in.; Italian, circa mid 19th century, possibly Murano, clear glass with copper and brown, gilt metal hinged lid with paste stone to top, 3 in.; English, late 19th century, possibly Thomas Webb & Sons, of spherical form, red translucent glass with white opaline carving around the top and band at base, gilt silver plate screw on cap, 2-3/4 in.; English, 1890-1910, white cameo cut to blue, gilt metal hinged lid, 2-1/2 in.

Note: Cameo perfume featured in English Cameo Glass Perfume Bottles, Miller, Syers, and Weinstein, 2020, page 47

Provenance: Collection of Janice and Joe Boyd

Condition

minor scratching, atomizer lacking part to hardware, wear to bases, faceted stopper with minor chip, each with label to base, one hinged lid with dent, blue cameo glass example with cracked glass to interior lid, lid doesn't stay shut