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| Scent Bottle Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Little is known about this hardstone scent bottle from the Royal Collection. Its date of creation is uncertain, and no one is quite sure from where it came. It's likely, however, that Queen Mary added it to the Royal Collection since it's the sort of thing that was right up her alley.
The bottle of carved blue-green agate is oval in section and meant to hold a fragrance. It tapers to the gold base and the neck is mounted with four circle link chains from which it is meant to hand. Gold mounts in floral arrangements are set with garnets, coral, a pearl and a diamond. The stopper is fitted with garnet flower-heads.
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