Code: 10140
Novelty scent bottle in the form of large ovoid form with sterling silver cap. The bottle is cobalt blue glass with sparkling silver mica and overlaid raised blue stripes. The bottle has a sterling silver screw lid with plain domed top, hallmarked Birmingham 1920 and a maker's mark which is partially rubbed, appears to read H&H Ltd for Hasset & Harper Ltd, which was founded around 1910
Very good condition with no chips, cracks or fractures to the glass body. The neck of the bottle is undamaged and the bottle retains the clear glass inner stopper, also undamaged. The silver lid fits firmly and securely and has some normal very light age and usage marks but no dents or dings.
Interesting fact
During World War II Hassett & Harper were one of several British companies participating in a secret program of war work, producing devices containing hidden objects intended to be used by downed aircrew or by British prisoners-of-war attempting to escape. Typically the objects produced by these companies were innocent personal domestic items inside which were hidden maps, foreign currency, compasses etc. These were openly shipped into enemy prisoner-of-war camps, where they were used by British POWs attempting to escape the camps and return to the UK. Hassett & Harper focussed on manufacturing miniature compasses concealed inside the brass uniform buttons of R.A.F. aircrew.
