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An assortment of glass and crystal perfume bottles and atomizers including Royal Crystal Rock examples. This lot comprises a diverse group of decorative vessels constructed from clear, frosted, and coloured glass, lead crystal, and ceramic. The group features a pair of pyramidal lead crystal bottles, each bearing a gold circular adhesive label reading RCR beneath a crown, ROYAL CRYSTAL ROCK, CRISTALLO, AL PIOMBO 24%, ITALIA. The collection also includes a peach-coloured frosted glass atomizer with swirling ribs and a matching fabric-covered squeeze bulb, a large teardrop-shaped clear glass atomizer with deep diamond-cut patterns and gold-tone metal hardware, and a square-shouldered clear glass bottle etched with a crown emblem and the word CAMPBELTOWN. Other pieces in the lot include a white milk glass hobnail bottle in a Fenton style with a pinecone-shaped stopper, an amber pressed glass bottle in an Art Deco style, a tiered Christmas tree shaped glass vessel, and a small square porcelain bottle with a floral transfer print and bronze-tone cap. All bottles are empty and unboxed. One large cut-glass vessel carries a white adhesive inventory tag reading L833C. This lot comprises the perfume bottles and atomizers only; the wooden shelving shown in the images is not included.
Condition report:
The collection is in generally good vintage condition with no chips or cracks visible to the glass bodies or stoppers. Both Royal Crystal Rock bottles retain their original labels in good order (photo 3). The peach-coloured frosted atomizer retains a functional fabric-covered squeeze bulb (photo 5). The squeeze bulb for the larger cut-glass teardrop atomizer is missing from the gold-tone hardware (photo 5). Light surface dust and minor tarnishing to the metal components are present throughout the assortment.
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