A Very Fine & Unusual 19thC Glass & White Metal Mounted Spherical Scent Bottle & Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles is to cut them from

is to cut them from lightweight black cardboard

this example displays such a high level of workmanship that it was probably created for ornamental or ceremonial use

The box has a working lock and key

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A Very Fine & Unusual 19thC Glass & White Metal Mounted Spherical Scent Bottle & Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles is to cut them fromOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Stand Height: 4. 5 inches Bottle Body Diameter: 1. 8 inches The domed and hinged cover intricately worked in high relief with doves amongst scrolls, gilded internally with faceted internal stopper, the glass partitioned in three segments terminating to a floral motif, the whole having three chains to a ring for suspension, now suspended from a later associated silver