Antique Signed Daum Cameo Glass French Sterling Silver Opera Liquor Flask Bottle

Antique French sterling silver and acid etched cameo glass traveling `spirits' liquor flask by Daum. Featuring a glass tapered body in a rich wine purple color. Decorated in raised relief with an Art Nouveau thistle pattern on a textured background. 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 a screw top lid, threaded collar and detachable tumbler cup sheathing the base. Retains a glass stopper. Beautiful motif of leaves and berries in raised relief adorn the silver lid and cup. Measures 6" in length. 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.) B