Huge Antique Green Glass Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Perfume Bottle
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Huge Antique Green Glass Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Perfume Bottle
$799
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Just as I get excited to offer you the sibling or other relative of one of my Steiff animals, I feel the same way with relatives of my silver overlay items. In fact, I already have three related Gorham silver overlay perfume bottles in my shop, in three different sizes: the big and little sisters and the Mama, three clear glass perfume bottles that have the same shape but different silver overlay designs. Their design numbers differ by one digit.
Now I have two siblings in the same shape and with the same silver design, but in different colors! If you needed any further proof after just looking at them, their silver design numbers are also one digit apart. The cranberry sister’s number is D 945, and this lovely lady’s number is D 946.
Both bottles have a tiny factory booboo, and the booboo is in the same place. The red bottle’s booboo is slightly more involved in that the silver is lifted off the glass—albeit by a minuscule amount—which is detectable only by feel. The silver, itself, on that bottle is intact. In the case of this bottle, a teeny tiny squiggle is gone from the right side of the leaf, but the leaf is otherwise OK and still permanently attached to the glass. I am pointing this out with an arrow in my seventh composite image. Based on the other side of the leaf, the missing part is about 3 millimeters wide.
The sisters share a non-factory issue too. They both have mineral deposits splattered around their interiors. In the case of this user-caused issue, this bottle’s mineral deposits are more numerous and more densely scattered in the glass. You would see this if you shine a light through the glass, but the dark green color of the glass makes it harder to see when the bottle sits on ordinary display, and the bottle looks fantastic.
Notwithstanding the appeal of this big beautiful bottle, I am asking less for it then than for her cranberry sister. I know that many silver overlay collectors favor green glass over red, so those of you who do should be delighted. I believe, however, that red glass silver overlay items are rarer to find. My real reason for the lower price is not the color; either is more common than clear glass. You can buy this bottle for less because the mineral deposits are more numerous on this one, making it a little further removed from pristine. As I say, if you favor green over red, you can get a real bargain!
I have told you the complete story of this bottle. There are no cracks or chips in the glass, and the Gorham marks—the lion passant, anchor, and Gothic letter “G,” are tiny but fairly easy to read. As is the case for her red sister, you can find the marks on the very bottom ring of silver in the back of this bottle. I am showing them to you as part of my first (composite) image.
Speaking again of marks, notice that the acid-etched numbers—226—on the stopper—match those on the bottom of the bottle, indicating that they were ground as a pair.
Notice that the vaguely heart-shaped cartouche on the front of the bottle is not engraved, nor is the smaller cartouche on the top of the stopper. Speaking again of the stopper, I am showing it to you next to a small bottle, just so you can appreciate the size. Of course, the small bottle is not included. The stopper weighs 6.1 ounces, and the weight of the bottle with the stopper inserted is 1lb, 10.5 ounces.
Now that I am telling you about weight, I will tell you the bottle’s linear dimensions. With stopper inserted, the bottle is 7 3/4 inches high, and across the whole width of the bottom, the diameter is approximately 5 inches when you sit it on a ruler. The diameter of the rim, from edge to edge of the silver, is 2 1/8 inches.
I think I have covered everything you might want to know, but please write if you have a question. This is a fantastic and rare bottle, and it will be a wonderful addition to your collection—or the collection of someone you love.
****!!!!YOU MUST READ THIS!!!!**** If you are buying more than one item from me, you can save on shipping. To complete your purchase, it’s safest to say you will PAY BY CHECK. If you want to use PayPal, I CAN CHANGE TO PAYPAL WHEN I SEND YOU AN INVOICE.
Now I have two siblings in the same shape and with the same silver design, but in different colors! If you needed any further proof after just looking at them, their silver design numbers are also one digit apart. The cranberry sister’s number is D 945, and this lovely lady’s number is D 946.
Both bottles have a tiny factory booboo, and the booboo is in the same place. The red bottle’s booboo is slightly more involved in that the silver is lifted off the glass—albeit by a minuscule amount—which is detectable only by feel. The silver, itself, on that bottle is intact. In the case of this bottle, a teeny tiny squiggle is gone from the right side of the leaf, but the leaf is otherwise OK and still permanently attached to the glass. I am pointing this out with an arrow in my seventh composite image. Based on the other side of the leaf, the missing part is about 3 millimeters wide.
The sisters share a non-factory issue too. They both have mineral deposits splattered around their interiors. In the case of this user-caused issue, this bottle’s mineral deposits are more numerous and more densely scattered in the glass. You would see this if you shine a light through the glass, but the dark green color of the glass makes it harder to see when the bottle sits on ordinary display, and the bottle looks fantastic.
Notwithstanding the appeal of this big beautiful bottle, I am asking less for it then than for her cranberry sister. I know that many silver overlay collectors favor green glass over red, so those of you who do should be delighted. I believe, however, that red glass silver overlay items are rarer to find. My real reason for the lower price is not the color; either is more common than clear glass. You can buy this bottle for less because the mineral deposits are more numerous on this one, making it a little further removed from pristine. As I say, if you favor green over red, you can get a real bargain!
I have told you the complete story of this bottle. There are no cracks or chips in the glass, and the Gorham marks—the lion passant, anchor, and Gothic letter “G,” are tiny but fairly easy to read. As is the case for her red sister, you can find the marks on the very bottom ring of silver in the back of this bottle. I am showing them to you as part of my first (composite) image.
Speaking again of marks, notice that the acid-etched numbers—226—on the stopper—match those on the bottom of the bottle, indicating that they were ground as a pair.
Notice that the vaguely heart-shaped cartouche on the front of the bottle is not engraved, nor is the smaller cartouche on the top of the stopper. Speaking again of the stopper, I am showing it to you next to a small bottle, just so you can appreciate the size. Of course, the small bottle is not included. The stopper weighs 6.1 ounces, and the weight of the bottle with the stopper inserted is 1lb, 10.5 ounces.
Now that I am telling you about weight, I will tell you the bottle’s linear dimensions. With stopper inserted, the bottle is 7 3/4 inches high, and across the whole width of the bottom, the diameter is approximately 5 inches when you sit it on a ruler. The diameter of the rim, from edge to edge of the silver, is 2 1/8 inches.
I think I have covered everything you might want to know, but please write if you have a question. This is a fantastic and rare bottle, and it will be a wonderful addition to your collection—or the collection of someone you love.
****!!!!YOU MUST READ THIS!!!!**** If you are buying more than one item from me, you can save on shipping. To complete your purchase, it’s safest to say you will PAY BY CHECK. If you want to use PayPal, I CAN CHANGE TO PAYPAL WHEN I SEND YOU AN INVOICE.
Item id: rl-3068
Color: Green
Style: Art Nouveau
Origin: United States • American
Purpose: Perfume Bottles
Item type: Antique
Color: Green
Style: Art Nouveau
Origin: United States • American
Purpose: Perfume Bottles
Item type: Antique
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