Rare Silver Gilt & Lithyalin Glass Scent Bottle

A very rare 19th Century lithyalin glass scent bottle with silver gilt hinged lid. The lid is opened via a small lip and inside, there is a fitted glass peg stopper. The lithyalin glass body has rounded shoulders and is very tactile. Lithyalin glass is found in a variety of colours, including this variation in browns and ochres. It was created in Bohemia by Friedrich Egermnann (1777-1864) and it's names derives from the Greek 'lithos' meaning stone. A superb and sought after collector's item.