Silver and enamel scent bottle in plique-à-jour enamel tecnique

  • 873a
Silver and enamel scent bottle with suspension chain and screw cap. It is made in plique-à-jour, an enamel decoration technique that involves the application of vitreous enamel in cells, as in cloisonné, but without the base of the support in the final product, so that light can shine through the transparent or translucent glaze.
Period
1900/1940

Country

USA 1920

Material

enamelled silver or metal

Size

7 cm

COD.

873

Labels

antique scent bottles

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