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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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Pendant acorn-shaped case in silver filigree with blue faceted glass scent bottle

Pendant miniature acorn-shaped case in silver filigree. The screw top opens to reveal a blue faceted glass scent bottle with match...

Enamelled etui with two women portraits and glass bottle

Enamelled etuì showing a floral decor in the silver rimmed hinged top and two women portraits on the box, probaly featuring two se...

Rare porcelain scent bottle depicting the head of a cat

Rare porcelain scent bottle depicting a relaistic head of a cat. Metal crown top

Double scent bottle in glass and gilt silver in the original box

Double cut crystal bottle. The perfume side features a gilded silver frame and a hinged cap, decorated with small dots and a glass...

Porcelain scent bottle with hand-painted floral decorations and a jagged-edge silver collar mount.

Wooden box lined in red brocade containg four scent bottles and a writing set

Wooden box probably later painted in white with a inner lined in red brocade. It contains four scent bottles in red glass of sligh...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with murrine featuring five portraits, a gondola and Rialto bridge

Obsidian glass and specks of gold aventurine scent bottle with five murrine portraits: the Pope Pio IX, Francesco Giuseppe, the Au...

White opaline glass scent bottle with blue coralene beading

Belt chatelaine in gilt metal with three items attachd: a scent bottle, a powder box and a lorgnette

Travel set in red velvet including a clear glass scent bottle

Necessaire/travel set in red velvet including a clear glass scent bottle with stopper, a pair of scissors, a mirror and three bone...

Balustrade- shaped scent bottle in bue faceted and starry glass

Blue faceted and starry glass scent bottle of in the shape of a balustrade with silver pedestal. Hinged ornate silver cap and inn...

Drop-shaped scent bottle in Murano glass with red and blue ribs and silver leaf

Long drop-shaped scent bottle in Murano glass with red and blue ribs illuminated by a silver leaf applied to the inside. Hinged c...