A VICTORIAN CUT RUBY GLASS AND SILVER-GILT TWIN ENDED SCENT BOTTLE
Makers mark only, GB or CB?
One end having a sprung hinged cap engraved with a monogram, the inside having a glazed aperture for a small photograph, the other end with a screw cap engraved 'Lillie', 15cm wide, in a fitted leather case, the silk lined interior with retailers name 'Martin & Co of Cheltenham' in gilt lettering (the ends lacking)
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.
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Makers mark only, GB or CB?
One end having a sprung hinged cap engraved with a monogram, the inside having a glazed aperture for a small photograph, the other end with a screw cap engraved 'Lillie', 15cm wide, in a fitted leather case, the silk lined interior with retailers name 'Martin & Co of Cheltenham' in gilt lettering (the ends lacking)
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.