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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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Palais Royal presentation: mother of pearl mandolin containing a glass and vermeil scent bottle

Palais Royal presentations: a mandolin-shaped vase in mother-of-pearl with brass trim and handle

Quimper fajence scent bottle with ‘Mascotte’

Round, flat scent bottle in Quimper fajence. It shows on one side a woman holding a basket and the word "Mascotte"; on the other ...

Cameo-ware Wedgwood style flask: green porcelain with encrusted sunflowers

Cameo-ware Wedgwood style flask: green porcelain with encrusted sunflowers. By Schafer & Water Co.

Rectangularin vinaigrette in silver with the engraved monogram EW

A rectangular pendant in sterling silver with a delicately engraved monogram, EW. It opens to reveal a hinged grille and a gilt-si...

Orange glass vinaigrette with intricate ormolu mounts

Orange glass vinaigrette with intricate ormolu mounts around the spherical body. Hinged, decorated cap with a hole on the top.

Ovoidal scent bottle in turquoise glass with gold and colourful painted decor.

Ovoidal scent bottle in turquoise glass with gold and colourful painted decor. Brass mount and hinged cap with inner glass stopper...

Pot-bellied scent bottle in flamed satin glass, possibly by Stephen Williams

Pot-bellied scent bottle in flamed satin glass, possibly by Stephen Williams. Silver screw cap, hallmarked for Birmingham, Corneli...

Flask-shaped scent bottle in white porcelain with floral bouquets and elaborate stopper

Flask-shaped scent bottle in white porcelain decorated on both sides with different floral bouquets and touches of gold. Gold moun...

Double scent bottle so called ‘Provender for the Monastery’ in Meissen porcelain.

Double scent bottle so called 'Provender for the Monastery' in Meissen porcelain. The monk, whose head is the first stopper, is c...

Oval scent bottle in red-brown enamelled porcelain decorated with two classicall scenes

Flattened oval scent bottle in red-brown enamelled porcelain decorated with two classicall scenes: a couple offering a basket of ...

Lava stone scent bottle, shaped as a pineapple

Lava stone scent bottle, shaped as a pineapple. Matching cap with short chain. In the 18th century this fruit was a satus symbol f...

Scent bottle crafted by a dried little pumpkin with the portrait of Napoleon

Scent bottle obtained by a dried little pumpkin (Corsican gourd) with a very intricated pyrographed floral decor on both sides. On...