ANTIQUE "ART NOUVEAU" 3 PIECE POWDER SHAKER-CRYSTAL JAR,STERLING SHAKER TOP, LID

Description

BEAUTIFUL  THREE PIECE  "ART NOUVEAU"  POWDER SHAKER!
MAKER:  IT IS STAMPED ON THE LID EDGE, WITH  THE LETTER "B" WITH A RIDING CROP OR ARROW THROUGH IT,  AND IT HAS THE NUMBER "2848".
AGE: c. 1890-1900
METAL:  IT IS STAMPED "
STERLING"
ON  THE LID AND ON THE SHAKER TOP.  THE INSIDE OF THE LID AND THE SHAKER TOP HAVE A GOLD WASH COATING.
GLASS:  IT IS CUT CRYSTAL
APPROX. DIMENSIONS:  IT IS 4 1/4" TALL x 2" WIDE
WEIGHT:  8.5 OUNCES
MONOGRAM:  I THINK IT SAYS  "
MAM"
FEATURES:  HAS A BEAUTIFUL REPOUSSE  ART NOUVEAU DESIGN ON LID WITH FLOWERS, VINES AND LEAVES.  IT HAS A STERLING SILVER SHAKER TOP THAT ROTATES TO DISPENSE POWDER TO YOUR LIKING.  IT HAS A CUT LEAD CRYSTAL JAR WITH 10 PANELS (A DECADON SHAPE).
CONDITION:  IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH THE NORMAL SIGNS OF AGE/USE WEAR FOR A USED ANTIQUE DRESSER JAR.  THE STERLING SILVER ART NOUVEAU LID HAS A FEW TINY DINGS ON THE EDGE.  THE CRYSTAL BASE HAS ONE TINY CHIP.   THE STERLING SILVER HAS NOT BEEN RECENTLY POLISHED AND HAS DEVELOPED A RICH AGED SILVER PATINA.  THE TOP SCREWS ON AND OFF WITH EASE AND THE POWDER SHAKER FITS AND WORKS JUST FINE.
PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS...THEY ARE AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONDITION AND DESCRIPTION.
ITS HISTORY:  IT HAS BEEN IN MY WIFES COLLECTION FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO.  SHE BOUGHT IT, FROM A LOCAL ESTATE, TO SELL IN HER ANTIQUE STORE.  SHE LOVED IT AND BROUGHT IT HOME FOR HER OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION WHERE IT HAS BEEN ALL THESE YEARS.
"WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION"