Back to: No 1
Forward to: No 3 No 4 No 6 No 7 No 8 No 9 No 10 No 11 No 12 No 13 No 14 No 15 No 16 No 17 No 18
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) Sweet-Pea (Lathyrus odoratus).
A Thomas Webb English Cameo glass 'Lay-Down' Scent Bottle,
the white cameo cut through to yellow with Anemones and Sweet-peas,
circa 1885.
mounted in Russian gold with cloisonné decoration in various coloured enamels, 'angel-form' fitted case.
For further images of item and case click link
In the ' Language of Flowers' Anemones represent Anticipation or Expectation, Sweet Peas represent Departure. A combination of the two usually refers to a gift from an Officer of the Navy or Army.
N.B. This item was very likely retailed in St. Petersburg by a jeweller who would have supplied his own gold and enamel screw top in the form of a Russian Orthodox Church roof.
Whilst we have owned Webb Cameo scent bottles with London, Paris and New York retailers marks we have never owned a piece such as this, albeit unmarked. Given the nature of the material used and the turbulent times that have occurred in the last 117 years this is a very rare survivor, and has even retained its original 'peg' internal stopper.
Click here for The History of Cameo Glass
