Antique French Sterling Silver Liquor Spirits Opera Flask Cranberry Pink Cut Glass Bottle

An outstanding antique Belle Epoque era French cut glass and sterling silver flask. Featuring a tapered hand blown glass body, in a lovely cranberry pink/red color decorated with wheel cut fluting. Retains a glass stopper. Mounted with sterling silver fittings, including a conical shaped lid, collar and detachable tumbler/drinking cup at the base all hallmarked with the French Minerve 1st standard mark used from 1838 to 1919, which depicts the goddess Minerva with a number 1 beside her designating a silver content of .950/1000 (95% pure silver and higher than the standard .925 for sterling silver). Maker's marks for silversmith Joseph CROSSARD, active from 1900-1920, whose firm was located at 36 rue de Montmorency in Paris. Flask measures 4 1/2" length. In very good condition. The silver mounts in good condition, one or two shallow dimples but nothing that detracts from this charming piece. No chips or cracks to the glass bottle. Highly prized by perfume bottle collectors and often mis