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<p>[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3681608, member: 18191"]I can tell you how they were produced, but not who produced them. Also, the Burgundy coloured example (with scrolled-handles) isn't really practical as a perfume bottle, due to its top formation. It may have been an experimental piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2 blue examples are the most challenging & time consuming of all four bottles to make. Time has been spent on cameo-"cutting" the glass with highly dangerous & toxic hydrofluoric acid (a combination of hydrogen and fluorine) </p><p><br /></p><p>The teardrop stoppers/dibbers should be easy to locate (if you need replacements) as they are the simplest stopper-types to produce and are relatively universal & interchangeable in terms of a suitable fit, provided they're not to long in length for the bottle. They literally take 2 minutes to make if you know what you're doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3681608, member: 18191"]I can tell you how they were produced, but not who produced them. Also, the Burgundy coloured example (with scrolled-handles) isn't really practical as a perfume bottle, due to its top formation. It may have been an experimental piece. The 2 blue examples are the most challenging & time consuming of all four bottles to make. Time has been spent on cameo-"cutting" the glass with highly dangerous & toxic hydrofluoric acid (a combination of hydrogen and fluorine) The teardrop stoppers/dibbers should be easy to locate (if you need replacements) as they are the simplest stopper-types to produce and are relatively universal & interchangeable in terms of a suitable fit, provided they're not to long in length for the bottle. They literally take 2 minutes to make if you know what you're doing.[/QUOTE]
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