A collection of twelve 19th century gilt and white metal mounted scent bottles, including an unusual chrysoprase glass bottle of lozenge form with hinged cover with wolf and eagle finial, together with other bottles including ruby and milk glass, cased and printy cut, examples and a continental porcelain double ended scent bottle, 14 cm long the largest example

Condition Report

Striped scent bottle, cap loose, dents and split to the cap, collar OK

Ruby Viniagrete/ Scent combo OK, collar OK

Apple green scent with wolf and goose finial, cap a little dented, stopper stuck fast, can't see enough of collar due to stopper :(

Ruby double scent,one cap dented, both collars OK

Pale blue scent, cap a little dented,body with a couple chips, looks like a bit of old stopper remains but collar looks OK

Apple green double scent both collars damaged

Blue and gilt flat bottle, gilding rubbed, collar OK

Porcelain double scent it looks like both collars have been refixed possibly repaired below the mounts a strange arrangement whereby the fitting covers one end entirely but the other only over the collar (most odd)

Pale blue double scent, hinge broken, both caps dented both collars OK

White cased bottle, collar OK

White double scent by S. Mordan both caps dented and one split at joint, one collar with faint crack

Cobalt blue cased scent cap dented, collar cracked and repaired.