New South Wales crested porcelain scent bottle

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Heart shaped porcelain crested scent bottle of New South Wales bearing the motto: “Sic fortis Etruria crevit”, from a line in Virgil’s Georgics (2° b, line 533) describing a prosperous rural community, means “Thus mighty Etruria grew”. Silver screw cap hallmarked for Birmingham 1904, AB&C for A. Bromet & Co silversmith.
Period
Edwardian

Country

England, 1904

Material

porcelain and silver or vermeil or gold

Size

5 cm

COD.

28

Labels

antique scent bottles

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