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What is this?

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:10 am
by niceguy1
HELLO

What is this silver piece? I imagine there would have been something going into the middle hole.

Measures 9 cm wide & 6 cm tall.

It’s hallmarked for Birmingham 1894 but makers mark is too far gone to read but perhaps it might be Henry Matthews?

THANKS

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Re: What is this?

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:50 pm
by notalot
Hi,
This looks like a mount from a cut glass bottle. The pierced part would have wrapped around the top of the bottle, the hole is for a stopper and the lips are for pouring from. They are typical on scent bottles but as yours has pouring lips it could have been from a decanter.

Re: What is this?

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:39 pm
by niceguy1
That makes sense, thanks for you help.