A set of six glass gin bottles with two glasses and tray, Europe for the Indian market, 18th century

comprising six clear glass bottles of rectangular form with domed shoulders and gilt-glass petal-form stoppers, featuring gilt foliate decoration at the shoulders and lids, two of which feature old labels to underside, with two stemmed glasses and a octagonal tray also with gilt foliate motifs, each fitted within a customised wooden box with velvet-lined interior and two handles

In good overall condition, the box with few hairline scratches, the interior lining worn, particularly around edges with few small tears and discoloration, the bottles and stoppers, dish and glasses intact, with some rubbing to gilt decoration, as viewed.
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This ingenious set was designed specifically with the box made to hold it, probably with the intended use of travel. The clarity of the glass, with few impurities, testifies to its European, rather than Indian production, whereas the decoration itself is more suited to the Indian taste, recalling the designs on Mughal glass bottles.