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Posted 4 months ago
dlfd911
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I bought this perfume in need of repair. It looks as though someone dropped it on the top and broke the neck off, or tried to remove the atomizer and took the neck off with it. Regardless, it came as shown in the right photo. I put one of my Loetz miniatures in the shot for comparison. I bought a Czech Deco period bottle and atomizer, removed the metal parts from the bottle and installed them on the Loetz perfume with some hot melt glue, so it can be removed if necessary in the future. The metal cap has the word "Czechoslovakia" impressed into it, so it will feel right at home.
The finished product measures exactly 6" tall. No pontil.
Loetz Art GlassLoetz was the premier Bohemian art glass manufacturer during the Art Nouvea…
Perfume BottlesGiven the nature of perfume, from the confidence it gives its wearer to the…
wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stunning :)
very clever restoration! Gorgeous bottle :)
Genius = 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration... Congratulations!
Woooow, this atomizer is simply amazing!!! (well, and the miniature vase is just gorgeous!)
Very cool, nice job. I love the miniature as well.