Antique Scandinavian silver marriage box, love birds, 18th century

A beautiful antique sterling silver scent bottle. This is a cylindrical scent bottle made from sterling silver with a glass liner and stopper. It has the prettiest engraving of birds and Holly with some repousse detailing and a monogram to the lid with the letters DMA in fancy gothic script. The scent bottle is fully hallmarked for sterling silver, London assay office, 1881, made by renowned silversmith Sampson and Mordan...

A truly stunning antique Art Deco era scent bottle. It is a large ovoid shaped bottle with lobed sides and with a delicate, pretty floral design etched into the top sections of the ...

Elegant Scent box in Silver with gilt crown in Rococo dated 1775. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Very period Rococo design. Wear consistent with age and use

A museum-grade mid-17th century Dutch silver marriage casket or knottekistje, circa 1660. Raised on solid silver bun feet the miniature casket is profusely engraved to all faces depicting a courting couple and architecture entwined in scrolling foliage. The reverse of the casket depicts the last supper, however, if you look closely, you can see a boy stealing food or wine from underneath! Possibly, this is the courting gentleman showing that he had a sense of humour. The scratch lined moulded top is surmounted with an intricate handle (once gilt) and floral patera to the centre. There are two inscriptions each within a cartouche 'In Lÿfde Beltact het al' and 'Getrouw tot in den doot' which loosely translates to 'faithful until the death' and 'love is everything'. Wedding caskets...