A RARE 19TH. CENTURY PORCELAIN PERFUME BOTTLE MADE IN THE FORM OF A BIRDS EGG WITH SOLID SILVER SCREW THREAD LID. TOTALLY HAND PAINTED BY A CRAFTSMAN TO PRODUCE THIS REALISTIC EFFECT. THE LID HAS FULL ENGLISH HALLMARKS C. S. F. S, MAKER CORNELIUS DESORMEAUX SAUNDERS AND JAMES FRANCIS HOLLINGS [FRANK] SHEPHERD, BIRMINGHAM, 1889. THE EGG IS PRINTED TO THE BASE RD. N. 20772. CONDITION IS EXTREMELY GOOD WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR RESTORATION, NO CRAZING OR STAINING. THE ORIGINAL SILVER LID HAS THE ORIGINAL CORK SEAL AND IS IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION ALSO. HEIGHT 1.3/4”. NO RESERVE.
