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Opaline Glass Perfume with Inkwell and Bell Push
- This opaline glass perfume set with an inkwell and bell push dates to circa 1860
- The doré bronze mounts provide a rich contrast to the softly luminous opaline glass
- The integrated bell push reflects nineteenth-century domestic and social customs
- The ensemble is mounted on a polished marble base
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Description
Opaline Glass Perfume with Inkwell and Bell Push
Circa 1860
This superb opaline glass perfume set is wonderfully equipped with a bell push and inkwell set in doré bronze and mounted on a marble base. When pressed, the bell push once activated a system of wires or rods connected to a bell elsewhere in the house, producing an audible ring. Before electric doorbells became widespread, bell pushes were standard features in well-appointed homes, hotels. . .
Circa 1860
This superb opaline glass perfume set is wonderfully equipped with a bell push and inkwell set in doré bronze and mounted on a marble base. When pressed, the bell push once activated a system of wires or rods connected to a bell elsewhere in the house, producing an audible ring. Before electric doorbells became widespread, bell pushes were standard features in well-appointed homes, hotels. . .
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Opaline Glass Perfume with Inkwell and Bell Push
Circa 1860
This superb opaline glass perfume set is wonderfully equipped with a bell push and inkwell set in doré bronze and mounted on a marble base. When pressed, the bell push once activated a system of wires or rods connected to a bell elsewhere in the house, producing an audible ring. Before electric doorbells became widespread, bell pushes were standard features in well-appointed homes, hotels and offices, appearing on walls, desks or integrated into decorative desk sets such as inkstands and perfume ensembles.
6“ high x 2 3/4” wide x 7“ deep
Circa 1860
This superb opaline glass perfume set is wonderfully equipped with a bell push and inkwell set in doré bronze and mounted on a marble base. When pressed, the bell push once activated a system of wires or rods connected to a bell elsewhere in the house, producing an audible ring. Before electric doorbells became widespread, bell pushes were standard features in well-appointed homes, hotels and offices, appearing on walls, desks or integrated into decorative desk sets such as inkstands and perfume ensembles.
6“ high x 2 3/4” wide x 7“ deep
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Type: | Inkwell/Desk set |
| Depth: | 7.0 in. (17.78 cm) |
| Length: | 7.0 in. |
| Width: | 2.75 in. (6.99 cm) |
| Height: | 6.0 in. (15.24 cm) |
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