Teardrop-shaped perfume bottle in molded milk glass with monstrous faces

Teardrop-shaped perfume bottle in molded milk glass with a high percentage of crystal that lends it an unusual shine. The decoration is not easy to identify: on both sides, it appears, are two eyes and a monstrous mouth, and lower down, two scenes from Aesop’s fable: “The Fox and the Stork.” The scenes are framed by a leafy frame. Around the neck, there is a festoon decoration just below the silver band from which hangs a chain that secures the cap.
Period
16th century

Country

France or Germany

Material

Glass and metal

Size

5 cm

COD.

1303

Labels

antique scent bottles

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