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Lot 10:
Description
An assortment of six perfume and scent bottles featuring varied materials and designs. The group includes a Royal Doulton lead crystal atomizer with a cut star and cross-hatch pattern, bearing an oval blue and white foil label and accompanied by its original white presentation box. Also present is a Nina Ricci L Air du Temps bottle made of clear glass with vertical ribbing, topped with a frosted glass stopper in the form of two entwined doves, a design by Marc Lalique. The collection further contains a vintage Avon emerald-green molded glass decanter shaped as a 19th-century soldier with a black shako hat cap, and a clear art glass atomizer with internal swirled trails of purple and blue pigment. Completing the lot is a silver-tone metal chatelaine-style scent vial with foliate repousse decoration and an attached suspension chain, and a flat oval pewter-effect scent flask with an incised cursive inscription reading Perfume.
Royal Doulton box height: 4.5 inches
Nina Ricci bottle height: 4 inches
Avon decanter height: 9 inches
Art glass atomizer height: 4.5 inches
Scent vial length: 2.5 inches
Pewter flask height: 2.75 inches.
Condition report:
The items are in good vintage condition. No chips or cracks are visible on the glass components. The metal items show light surface tarnish and minor surface scratches consistent with age and use. The fabric-covered atomizer bulbs remain intact and pliable, though internal mechanics are untested. The original Royal Doulton box exhibits minor storage wear and light staining.
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