Bohemian Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Gilt Decoration
A Bohemian cased green glass perfume bottle, circa 1860s, a teardrop variation flacon, faceted and decorated in two tone gilt with roses and hail spots, with a hinged silver gilt repousse lid, length 4.33 in.
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Flacon - A small decorative bottle, especially as used for perfume, with a stopper or seal to prevent the contents from evaporating.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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