SOLD…….A Lithyalin 'agate' glass scent bottle. 19th century. c 1860

SOLD…….A Lithyalin 'agate' glass scent bottle. 19th century. c 1860A Lithyalin glass scent bottle made to imitate striated red agate. The hinged lid is engraved silver with a gold wash finish. There are no silver marks but it tests as silver and dates to circa 1860. There are some fleabites on the edges the most obvious being on the corner of the base (see last photo). Otherwise, it is in excellent condition but minus its stopper. 2. 5 x 1. 25 x 0. 75 inches (6. 5 x 3 x 2 cm) *Lithyalin Glass. A marbled glass

A most unusual antique letter seal with a turned wooden handle and decorative gilt mount

The honey coloured material is a tagua nut from the South American ivory nut palm which can be carved and turned when new but hardens over time

935 and has a gilded interior

Diameter of top 1 inch

The piece has a nicely carved handle

There is a small repair to the top right corner where the pin hinge broke through the surface

There is a little brass suspension ring so it could be hung in a display

*Lithyalin Glass

( see photo )

finger aperture 15mm

The lid lifts off and is now a loose fit

In excellent condition and in working order with lead in situ