Flacons à sels victoriens en cristal taillé, fin XIXe Cloche avec son bouchon à visser

avec son bouchon à visser en nacre entouré de métal argenté

Very beautiful earthenware dish from Gien

This is an interesting object for collectors in particular

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Flacons à sels victoriens en cristal taillé, fin XIXe Cloche avec son bouchon à visserSet of two small antique cut crystal salt bottles, from the Victorian era. This type of bottle, most often filled with stimulants based on ammonium carbonate, or various acids, was used to allow the lady prone to fainting, due to a corset that was too tight, to come back to her senses. This little object, very useful at one time, was always close at hand. Today these little miniature bottles are collected and often highly sought after. The 1st with