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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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Rococo scent bottle in painted porcelain with the silver cap in the form of a sea creature

Rococo scent bottle in white porcelain painted on one side with a flower bouquet and a courting scene on the other one. The silver...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with many murrine featuring many portraits and the Rialto Bridge

Chatelaine scent bottle in multicolored Murano glass and aventurine with many murrine depicting portraits of Giuseppe Garibaldi (2...

Baluster-shaped scent bottle in vermeil with chased mistletoe decor

Baluster-shaped scent bottle in vermeil on a square base with chased mistletoe decoration. Hinged lid and spherical stopper with i...

Double glass scent bottle in clear and yellow with gold decor of flowers

Double glass scent bottle in clear and yellow with gold decor of flowers on the front and of a little branch on the back; hinged b...

Belt chatelain with scent bottle and shield- clip in black painted wood

Belt chatelain with scent bottle and shield- clip made of black painted wood, and both embellished by silver friezes. Hinged cap a...

Round pendant scent bottle in silver with two repousse portraits of women

Round silver chatelain scent bottle engraved with two different repousse portraits of beautiful women. Screw tiny cap and suspe...

Scent bottle made in chiseled and polish bog oak, showing a man profile

Scent bottle made from a chiseled and polish nut showing a man profile on one side and a foliage decor on the other one and on the...

Vinaigrette shaped as a tiny ivory egg

Vinaigrette shaped as a tiny ivory egg. It unscrews in three shares to reveal a wool flock that was soaked in essence.

Enamelled scent bottle depicting a young woman in a blue dress dancing with a butterfly.

Cylindrical scent bottle with a hinged lid, mounted in silver with an engraved band and an internal glass stopper. Decorated in th...

Porcelain scent bottle in a form of a green shell with the word ‘Amitie’

Porcelain scent bottle in the form of a green and pink shell with gold edging. The front has a central shield with the word "Ami...

Pendant porcelain scent bottle in a form of a lilac, pink and gold star

Pendant porcelain scent bottle in a form of a lilac, pink and gold star with a ruby coloured center. Gold screw cap with loop.

Round flat chatelaine scent bottle made with a shell called Cypraea Tigris

Round flattened chatelaine scent bottle made with a shell called Cypraea Tigris, enclosed in a metal frame. Vermeil mount with hin...