Antique Solid Silver : Novelty Thrush Egg Scent Bottle C.1911

A very pretty ceramic and solid silver novelty Scent Bottle modelled as a Thrush's Egg

These scarce and highly collectibles Scent Bottles are becoming harder to find

The bottom of the ceramic bottle with Reg No. 20772 which was issued in 1885 to James
Mcintyre of the Washington China Works Ltd, Burslem

Silver screw top lid bearing full English Assay marks for Birmingham 1911 (m)

Silversmith: Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd

2.75 inches (7cm) length approx

Good Antique Condition : painted body with light colour loss (which is normal to find) and silver screw cap with a couple of light dings - light crazing as expected please view images and read description

A lovely novelty Scent Bottle - highly recommended

CS FS into two separate rectangles
Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd,
London 1898 hallmark (entered 1888)
Chester 1893 (entered 1887)
Saunders & Sheperd was founded in London by Cornelius Desormeaux Sanders Sr and James Francis Hollings Sheperd (1869). Became Saunders & Sheperd Ltd in 1899 and and Saunders, Sheperd & Co Ltd in 1916. Active at Bartlett's Building-Holborn Circus, London (1873-1902)

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