French Sterling Silver Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Signed Liquor Flask, Perfume Bottle, Art Nouveau Repousse

Antique French sterling silver and acid etched cameo glass `spirits' liquor flask by Daum. Featuring a cameo glass tapered body in a warm peach orange color receding to clear. Decorated in relief with an Art Nouveau botanical motif with sprays of thistles on fine thorny branches accented with gilt details, set against an acid etched stippled textured ground. Signed to the base with a gilt signature: Daum Nancy with the cross of Lorraine (Crox de Loraine). Daum Freres developed many techniques that were incorporated into the production of there renown Art Nouveau pieces, combining cameo carving, enameling and acid etching. Sterling silver mounts include ornate repousse lid and threaded collar with a detachable 'shot glass' tumbler cup sheathing the base. Hallmarked with the French Minerve 1st standard mark, which depicts the head of the goddess Minerva with a number 1 beside her to denote a silver content of .950/1000 (95% silver and a higher grade than the standard .925 for sterling.)