In the Victorian era scent bottles were often made of pressed glass, with silver or silver-plate rims and cut glass or imitation cut glass stoppers.

Generally, the customer purchased the bottle empty and had it filled by a chemist or perfumier, as ready filled bottles of perfume were not yet on the market.

The variety of shapes was enormous. The larger scent bottles were made in the shape of flagons or decanters. In the 1870s a new design was produced: the double ended bottle. This was a slim cylindrical bottle with a round or polygonal surface. Some were produced in clear glass, some coloured dark blue, red, green, or yellow, and some were decorated in the Nailsea style. At each end were silver or plated caps, which were heavily chased or moulded. One half of the bottle was for scent and usually had a screw cap, while the other more...

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Pair of Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottles with sterling…

Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottles with silver mounts, 1888

Pair of Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottles with sterling silver mounts and lids hallmarked Birmingham 1888, maker: Elkington & Co Frederick Elkington with in relief decoration and initials to tops, the spherical ruby body carved with white glass…

Antique Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottle floral decorated…

Thomas Webb Floral Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

Antique Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottle floral decorated cameo glass with a sterling silver in relief decorated top, height 6.5 cm

Webb antique English glass scent bottle with fine wheel cut…

Antique Webb Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Top

Webb antique English glass scent bottle with fine wheel cut decoration and sterling silver top, marked for Birmingham, 1891, 9 cm high

Victorian Webb cranberry over white satin glass scent flask…

Victorian Cranberry Scent Flask with Diamond Optic Pattern

Victorian Webb cranberry over white satin glass scent flask compressed spherical body with diamond optic pattern, gilt metal fitting 15 cm

Mappin & Webb perfume bottle, sterling silver collared high…

Mappin & Webb Silver Crystal Perfume Bottle in Case

Mappin & Webb perfume bottle, sterling silver collared high quality crystal of attractive pear shape, original case with Mappin & Webb appointment logo present to inside of case, hallmarked for Birmingham

An Edwardian cameo glass perfume bottle, in the manner of…

Edwardian Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

An Edwardian cameo glass perfume bottle, in the manner of Thomas Webb, the teardrop form bottle of pale golden hue overlaid with red and opaque white and finely wheel-carved blooming flowers and butterfly; with silver flip back top and glass stopper,…

A small Webb cameo glass scent bottle, English, 19th century…

Webb cameo glass scent bottle with silver gilt top

A small Webb cameo glass scent bottle, English, 19th century the cylindrical blue overlaid bottle cut with a design of fruit and leaves, silver gilt hinged top 7 cm high, 1 cm diameter

A silver mounted Stourbridge cameo glass scent bottle…

Stourbridge Cameo Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Mounting

A silver mounted Stourbridge cameo glass scent bottle attributed to Thomas Webb and Sons, 1898 of slender teardrop form in aquamarine blue overlaid in white, carved both sides with foliate motifs and insects, the silver hinged top makers mark possibly…

A Thomas Webb cameo glass scent bottle, the cranberry glass…

Webb Cranberry Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Mounts

A Thomas Webb cameo glass scent bottle, the cranberry glass etched in white lily of the valley with sterling silver mounts by Elkington & Co., Ltd. Hallmarked Birmingham 1890. Length 15 cm

Antique Thomas Webb cameo glass scent bottle floral decorated…

Floral Cameo Glass Scent Bottle with Gilt Cap

Antique Thomas Webb cameo glass scent bottle floral decorated cameo glass bottle, with gilt sterling silver cap, hallmarks rubbed, small dents to cap, circa 1900, height 8 cm approx.

A Melange of silver items inc scent bottle, two sterling lidded…

Silver Melange: Scent Bottle, Sterling Containers, Ashtray & Vestas

A Melange of silver items inc scent bottle, two sterling lidded containers and Vestas with others scent bottle hallmarked Birmingham c. 1910, ashtray hallmarked Birmingham c. 1948 by Mappin & Webb.

Victorian sterling silver top ruby cameo glass scent flask…

Victorian Silver Ruby Cameo Scent Flask with Bluebells

Victorian sterling silver top ruby cameo glass scent flask attributed to Thomas Webb teardrop body decorated with bluebells

Thomas Webb ivory cameo glass scent bottle with sterling silver…

Webb Ivory Cameo Glass Scent Bottle with Sterling Top

Thomas Webb ivory cameo glass scent bottle with sterling silver top by Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham, circa 1895, with original glass stopper, 7.5 cm high

A small Victorian Thomas Webb cameo glass silver topped scent…

Victorian Cranberry Cameo Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Top

A small Victorian Thomas Webb cameo glass silver topped scent bottle, the cranberry glass body with white carved overlay of trailing ivy leaves, silver embossed screw top. 3 cm x 4.5 cm. Birmingham 1888 by Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis…

A peach blow glass perfume bottle attributed to Thomas Webb,…

Japonisme Peach Blow Glass Perfume Bottle with Gilt Prunus Blossom

A peach blow glass perfume bottle attributed to Thomas Webb, 1885 London, with maker's marks for Sampson Mordan & Co tear drop shaped and exquisitely decorated in the Japonisme style with trailing gilt paste prunus blossom in the manner of Jules Barbe,…

Thomas Webb & Sons limited ivory glass cameo perfume bottle of…

Ivory Glass Pumpkin Cameo Perfume Bottle by Thomas Webb & Sons

Thomas Webb & Sons limited ivory glass cameo perfume bottle of pumpkin shape & having a stippled glass finish, with a crackle style overglaze. Stamped to the base. Height 14 cm

A Victorian sterling silver mounted Webb style cut cameo…

Victorian Silver & Cut Glass Scent Bottle with Floral Overlay

A Victorian sterling silver mounted Webb style cut cameo overlay pink glass tear drop scent bottle, Birmingham 1885 cut with flowers, buds and leaves floral embossed silver hinged cap and glass stopper, 9.5 cm long

Two cut glass perfume bottles, round form, one with silver lid…

Cut Glass Perfume Bottles with Silver and Enamel Lids

Two cut glass perfume bottles, round form, one with silver lid and tortoise shell inlay, Mappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham, 1924. The other with enamel lid mounted in brass, non-matching lid. (2)

A Thomas Webb Burmese glass and silver scent bottle. 1885…

Webb Burmese Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Collar

A Thomas Webb Burmese glass and silver scent bottle. 1885 London, with partial maker's mark H? over Whw, the globular satin glass in an unusual colourway of pale blue to peach to yellow decorated in the Aesthetic manner by Jules Barbe with trailing prunus…

A Victorian Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottle, the…

Victorian Webb Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

A Victorian Thomas Webb cameo glass perfume bottle, the teardrop form bottle of pale golden hue overlaid with fruiting and leafy branches of cherries; with silver screw top hallmarked London 1885 by Sampson Mordan. Height 8 cm.

A Uranium glass and sterling silver perfume bottle. 1887;…

Uranium Glass & Silver Perfume Bottle with Japonaiserie Decoration

A Uranium glass and sterling silver perfume bottle. 1887; Birmingham, with marker's mark for Thomas Webb. The spherical bottle in lemon opaque glass, decorated with gold paste in the distinctive manner of Jules Barbe with exquisite japonaiserie, trails of…

A cameo glass and sterling silver perfume bottle and sterling…

Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle with Sterling Silver Accents

A cameo glass and sterling silver perfume bottle and sterling silver funnel, 1880s with later mounts, in the manner of Webb, the rectangular ruby glass interior overlaid with satin and white glass etched with foliage and blossom, with a hinged turban lid,…

A sterling silver and tortoise shell topped glass powder jar,…

Sterling Silver Powder Jar and Scent Bottles Set

A sterling silver and tortoise shell topped glass powder jar, together with pair of sterling silver mounted scent bottles jar maker Mappin and Webb, Birmingham, bottles, Cornellius Saunders and Francis Shepherd both with missing stoppers

A Thomas Webb Custard glass and sterling silver perfume bottle,…

Webb Custard Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

A Thomas Webb Custard glass and sterling silver perfume bottle, 1880-1890. Silver top, Birmingham 1885? with maker's mark for David & Lionel Spiers, of elongated teardrop form and in the typical opaque 'Custard' coloration with uranium enhancement,…

A Webb cameo glass perfume bottle, circa 1890-1900, of…

Webb Marguerite Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle

A Webb cameo glass perfume bottle, circa 1890-1900, of elongated tear drop shape and silver mounted with a white overlay, finely carved with marguerites on a chartreuse ground, the silver cover apparently unmarked. Length 12.5 cm