BEAUTIFUL RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SAMPSON MORDAN & CO SOLID STERLING SILVER PERFUME SCENT BOTTLE – LATE VICTORIAN ERA – HALLMARKED LONDON 1888. On offer is this beautiful, rare antique Victorian Sampson Mordan & Co solid sterling silver perfume scent bottle. It is rare due to its fabulous decoration in embossed repousse silver in the Aesthetic Movement style with exotic birds and flora – please see the photos. To the top there is a circular blank cartouche. It has a flip top lid and, internally, the original little stopper is intact and in place. This beautiful piece of history is of the highest quality, by the highly collectable firm of Sampson Mordan & Co. It was crafted in the later Victorian era, hallmarked London 1888. In good antique condition, you can imagine what a lovely addition this rare and beautiful bottle case would be to any collection of Sampson Mordan silver, or for you to give as a thoughtful, unusual gift! I also have another of these bottles, almost exactly the same and being offered in the same way, but with a slightly different design, a later date of 1892, and later, different Sampson Mordan hallmark. And remember, collecting silver is a fascinating hobby. As a welcome distraction in these troubled days, why not start your own collection of antique silver? It need not be expensive and you will have something to value and pass on when better times return. Pieces by Sampson Mordan, in particular, will be a nice little investment for the future. My own hallmark at the London Assay Office. If you have any questions about antique silver, please feel free to contact me and I will try my best to answer your queries. Please note I do not do valuations. Upon Mordan’s death in 1843, his sons Sampson (junior) and Augustus inherited the firm. Continued to make silverware until 1941, when their factory was destroyed by bombs during the London Blitz. Sampson Mordan & Co; London 1888. It is 7cm in height; 2.2cm in diameter across the base; and weighs 68g. As noted, in good antique condition, especially considering it is 134 years old, just the usual slight signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Any dark marks, etc are reflections or bits of age-related patina. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING. Whilst you are here, why not have a look at our other lovely solid silver items? We specialise in high quality silver items that carry the hallmarks of solid English silver. We have many collectable silver pieces of different eras and styles – antique, vintage and modern – from before Victorian times to Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco and all decades up to the present day. We also have various, assorted English silver items to offer in lots. If you are looking for a specific English silver piece, please let us know and we will try and find it for you. We also occasionally have on offer high quality silver pieces from around the world. Please check our page regularly for new items. Please let us know as soon as you have received the item if you wish to return it. Then you can simply return the item within 14 days in the same state in which it was received. Please note that we take extra photos of items for our records prior to sending to show condition. We do not give discounts. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Bottles”. The seller is “simplyenglishsilver” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Product: Sampson Mordan solid silver scent bottle HM 1888
- Style: Aesthetic Movement
- Age: 1850-1899
- Pattern: Repousse birds & flora
- Antique: Yes
- Composition: Solid Silver
- Brand: Sampson Mordan
