Webb deVlam has created a hand-blown limited edition bottle to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the invention of Bombay Sapphire gin.

The Limited Edition marks the 250th anniversary next year of the invention of the secret recipe upon which Bombay Sapphire is based.

Only 350 bottles, handcrafted in high quality crystal and set with crystal stones, will be offered for sale in a custom-made gift box.

Their design is a “bottle inside a bottle” effect that is achieved by creating a blue inner vessel suspended inside a diamond faced, clear crystal glass decanter.

Laser etching has been used to to create 3D images of the 10 botanicals and the Queen Victoria brandmark which appear to float in the inner glass walls.

The stopper was designed by jeweller Garrard under the direction of creative director Stephen Webster and is also made of fine crystal It is in the shape of a crown and hand set with a band of blue crystals around the neck.

The limited edition bottle, hand-filled with Bombay Sapphire gin, will retail for approximately £1250 (about $2,000). Via Packagingnews