Here is a rare and refined piece: an elegant travel liqueur flask dating from the late 19th century, in the purest Art Nouveau style.

This flask is made of wheel-engraved blown crystal, decorated with stylized foliage, flowers, and small fish, in a fluid and poetic composition typical of the period. It is topped with a rounded solid silver stopper, completed by an inner cut glass stopper.

The mounting is made of Minerva-hallmarked solid silver (950/1000 purity), and also retains its original goblet or coron, which fits onto the base of the flask. This goblet is adorned with a chiseled decoration of lily of the valley sprigs, an emblematic Art Nouveau motif and a symbol of purity and renewal.

This type of flask, often slipped into travel kits, contained a precious liqueur or a personal elixir. It embodies the elegance of a bygone way of life and is now a sought-after collector's item.

Features:

• Period: late 19th century (circa 1890–1900)

• Style: Art Nouveau

• Origin: France

• Materials: engraved crystal, solid silver (Minerva hallmark)

• Height: 15 cm

• Diameter: 3.5 cm

• Condition: very good general condition, complete with inner stopper and coron. Minimal traces of time, no damage.

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