An elegant antique covered jar featuring beautifully etched clear glass with a delicate trailing foliate motif, finished with silver-plated mounts, a raised pedestal base, and an ornate domed lid with beaded detailing and decorative finial.
Likely dating to the late Victorian or Edwardian period, this versatile piece may originally have served as a biscuit, sweetmeat, preserve, or dressing-table jar. Today, we especially love it styled on a vanity, dressing table, or bath counter for cotton rounds, jewelry, sachets, or other small essentials.
The combination of etched glass and softly aged silver plate gives it exactly the sort of understated old-world polish that mixes beautifully into both traditional and more collected interiors.
CONDITION
Very good antique condition with age-appropriate surface wear and patina to the silver-plated elements. Glass presents beautifully. No maker’s mark found. Please review photographs closely as they form part of the condition description.
SIZE
Approximately 6"H x 5"W.
MATERIAL
Etched glass and silver-plated metal.
STYLING SUGGESTIONS
Style it on a silver vanity tray alongside antique perfume bottles and a monogrammed linen, use it as an elegant jewelry or cotton-round jar in a powder room, or place it on a bedside table as a decorative catchall. It also works beautifully layered into a collected bar, dressing room, or guest bath vignette.
