THE ORIGIN OF A PASSION
My passion for ancient or vintage perfume bottles (defined decorative scent bottles by international collectors to distinguish them from commercial ones, those that bear the
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BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT
What always amazes me when I look at a small antique object, such as scent bottles, is noticing the extreme care with which they are
A LITTLE MASTERPIECE BY OSCAR PIERRE ERARD
Rare opaline “gorge de pigeon scent bottle in form of a horn; the elaborate Arabesque/Persian design is the work of Oscar Pierre Erard created with
A SCENT BOTTLE IN A VICTORIAN PAINTING
I discovered the pre-Raphaelite pictorial movement during my first visit to the UK, many years ago. In Italy they were not very well known, but
WARS AND SCENT BOTTLES
It is not easy to think that the world of perfume and its containers, so pleasant and light, could be somehow linked to something as
SOUVENIR SCENT BOTTLES J’aime le souvenir de ces époques nues… Charles Baudelaire
Souvenir is a French word that has been used internationally for many years. It is said that a souvenir has meaning only for the person
NECESSAIRES: Ladies’ Personal Accruements: Necessaires were Necessary!
When we talk about a small group of objects for personal use we can use different words like necessaire, set, compendium, kit, etc. Sometimes we
SILVER OVERLAY SCENT BOTTLES
“SILVER OVERLAY” means an electrolyte coating of silver on a non-conductive surface, such as porcelain or glass. Most of the techniques used in this process