Scent bottle made of a pair of shells, glued together and harnessed with machine-tooled brass. It’s a souvenir of the town of Arona on the Lake Maggiore, as written on the front. The latch top like a crown with cork slides up the suspension chains ending with a finger ring.
Period
Late 19th century
Italia, 1890 ca
material of animal origin
6 cm
COD.
483
E.Launert “Scent & Scent Bottle”, Barry & Jenkins, London, 1974, pag 112, fig.129
