Description:
Two English Cameo Glass Perfume Bottles
Art glass, silver
Late 19th/early 20th century
The smaller finely cut with sterling cap marked E.B. with lion passant facing left, London mark, date mark illegible; the larger with Gorham silver mark on cap both have bulbous red bodies with cut-floral decoration in white cameo, both glass unmarked, respective ht. 4 1/4, 6 5/8 in.
Provenance: Estate of Carol J. Ferranti.
Estimate $500-700
Glass good, caps have some dents.
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Carol J. Ferranti, London20th Century Design
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