Topic: Scent bottles?i.d please.

[keith]

Got 4 of these,the long stoppers make me think they are scent bottles not ink,about 6 ins' tall no marks or labels,Keith.

[Paul S.]

Keith  -  do you get a feeling that they are old - is the base wear consistant with some reasonable age  -  and do you consider that the stoppers are 'right', as they seem to be sitting very low in the necks.   Am I right in thinking that a scent bottle, generally,  wud have a much longer neck contact area with a stopper.    It looks as tho the pontils marks are ground  -  yes?          I sense the hordes of critics descending - but might I suggest a similarity with Manley page 75 (147)  -  although of course the stoppers are completely wrong on yours.   cheers       Paul S.

[Frank]

Might do better in Paperweights...

[Lustrousstone]

That matt pontil mark is worrying. I have a horrible feeling they are modern Chinese; the PW people would know. Hopefully I'm wrong

[johnphilip]

Not mega modern , i have had one for at least thirty years a couple of the canes in mine are hearts clubs and spades as in playing cards and i have a similar paperweight i used to use them as door stops , probably in the loft now , they are large the bottle had the same style of stopper as the short one but  better  proportions .

[keith]

Thanks to all,I also think they could be Chinese, not a lot of wear or great quality,ta,Keith.