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Antique scent bottles

I started my collection of scent bottles more than forty years ago. Made of different materials over a long period from antiquity to 1940, they now comprise a collection of over 1200 pieces produced mostly in Europe, but not only. All containers are no taller than 9 cm (3 inches).

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16th century
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Heart-shaped scent bottle in painted porcelain, depicting a riding hunter

Heart-shaped scent bottle in painted porcelain, depicting a hunter on horseback. Brass screw ball cap with hinged ring,

Recasted porcelain scent bottle depicting a turkey

Porcelain scent bottle featuring a Turkey recast from an original Bohne Sohne mold, purchased by Albert Stahl & Company in 1937 in...

Pendant printed silver scent bottle in a shape of a cherub’s head

Pendant printed silver scent bottle in a shape of a cherub's head. Screw cap with suspension ring. No marks but tested for silver ...

Molded plastic scent bottle, imitating clear blown glass

Tiny molded plastic scent bottle, imitating clear blown glass. Screw metal cap with little suspension ring.

Blue glass cylindrical scent bottle with hinged silvered cap

Blue glass cylindrical scent bottle with hinged silvered cap and inner glass stopper,

Crown-shaped scent bottle in metal, encrusted with colored rhinestones

Crown-shaped scent bottle in metal, heavily encrusted with colored rhinestones. Screw metal cap with short wand. Chain and suspens...

Thick blown clear glass scent bottle, with original glass stopper

Thick blown clear glass scent bottle, with original glass stopper.

White porcelain scent bottle with decor of gold roses on both sides

White porcelain scent bottle with decors of gold roses on both sides. Tall brass cap with cork and suspension ring.

Frosted glass set of three geometric scent bottles in three different sizes

Geometric scent bottles set in frosted glass showing the same bottle in three different sizes. This form ispired Gloria Vanderbil...

Metal box with mirror, scent bottle and make up items

Metal box with mirror and make up items: white podwer with puff, lipstick and scent bottle in glass and metal.

Glass vial in a brass cylindrical case with round cap.

Metal roud flat flask bearing a medallion with the words “Gegenuberdemiulichs – platz”, the Farina-House’s address in Cologne (Koln DE)

Metal roud flat flask. On the front is embossed a circulare flowers garland, in the center a smooth round medallion bears the wor...