Teardrop scent bottle in a yellow glass lampwork bead with aventurine, roses and flowers

Teardrop scent bottle made in a yellow glass lampwork bead with gold aventurine swirls, pink cane roses and five petals flowers decoration. Ribbed neck and wire collar with little ring attached to the cork.
Period
Late 19th century

Country

Murano, VE (Italy),1880 ca

Material

glass

Size

3 cm

COD.

151

Bibliogrphy

This sparkling goldstone effect was achieved by adding minute particles of copper into the colored molten glass threads then inlaid onto the hot surface of the bottle.L’effetto scintillante della pietra dorata è stato ottenuto aggiungendo minuscole particelle di rame nei fili colorati di vetro fuso poi intarsiati sulla superficie calda della bottiglia.

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antique scent bottles

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