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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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Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle commemorating Queen Victoria’s 50 years’ reign

Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle commemorating Queen Victoria's 50 years' reign with her portrait relief shaped as a "Cameo"...
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Pilgrim’s flask-shaped bottle in embossed silver depicting the Roman matron Lucretia being installed by King Tarquin’s Son

Pilgrim's flask-shaped bottle on a slightly raised circular foot. The silver body is decorated with foliage and a classical scene ...
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Charles Gouyn Chelsea porcelain scent bottle in the form of a Cupid

Charles Gouyn St James scent bottle in the form of a Cupid with a bow and arrow, sitting on a green log. A rose forms the stopper ...
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Carnelian and red gold scent bottle in a richly decorated cage with suspension miniature hand

Carnelian and red gold scent bottle closed in a richly decorated cage; ivory or bone wand with "chinese hat" stopper; a tiny perfe...
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Bilston enamelled copper étui with bucolic pastoral scenes and glass scent bottle

Square enamelled copper étui (box) embellished with exquisite raised gilt scrolls, floral bouquets and bucolic pastoral scenes on...
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Nailsea glass scent bottle with date and monogram

Teardrop scent bottle in Nailsea clear glass with opaque white spiral stripes. The neck features eight tiny green glass beads arou...
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Charles X scent bottle with red and black in pannelled motivs in the champlevè enamel

Charles X scent bottle with red and black in pannelled motivs in the enameling technique called champlevè. The screw into the bott...
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Charles X scent bottle with black enamel on vermeil

Chales X scent bottle decorated with the enameling technique called champlevè in black on vermeil. The screw into the bottle neck ...
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Charles X scent bottle in red glass enclosed in a silver open work

Faceted red glass scent bottle enclosed in a silver open work with a styilized floral decor. Missing screw cap. Thin suspension ch...
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Charles X scent bottle with multicolour in pannelled motivs in champlevè enamels

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Gilt metal scent bottle with red and green enamel touches and a micromosaic bouquet

Richly decorated gilt metal scent bottle with red and green enamel touches and a micromosaic depicting a bouquet on the front. The...
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Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano green glass with a unique decor

Murano glass scent bottle in an unusual transparent green glass. it looks like if it had been decorated with melted glass in white...
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