A Royal Worcester scent-bottle and metal cover

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A Royal Worcester scent-bottle and metal cover
made to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, the cover formed as the Imperial State Crown, the bottle moulded with a profile portrait of the Queen within a garland of roses, shamrocks and thistles entwined with a dated and inscribed banner, the reverse with flower garlands and banners inscribed with the principal overseas possessions, the blush-ivory-ground enriched in pale blue and gilt, printed marks -- 3½in. (9cm.) high, circa 1887 (slight wear)

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