Antique Sterling Silver Cut Crystal Scent Bottle, Birmingham Hallmark, Victorian

Hallmarked sterling and deeply cut crystal — a dressing-table object made to be picked up and admired.

A generously scaled globular scent bottle in deeply cut crystal — hobnail and star-cut panels alternating across the spherical body — fitted with a sterling silver collar and hinged lid chased and repousséd with scrolling acanthus and floral decoration. The lid opens on a tight hinge to reveal the gilded interior. Full British hallmarks stamped on the collar confirm Birmingham origin and sterling standard. The combination of deeply cut crystal and heavily worked silver is the definitive vocabulary of the late Victorian and Edwardian dressing table — made for a woman who understood that the objects surrounding her were a statement. This one makes it quietly and completely.

Dimensions: 6 in. H × 5.5 in. W × 5.5 in. D.

Condition: Very good. Crystal intact with no chips or cracks. Silver with light age patina. Hinge sound. Hallmarks clear.