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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, showing a bronze Pierrot holding a water can scent bottle

Palais Royal presentation, showing a bronze statuette of a Pierrot holding a glass scent bottle closed in a metal watering can in ...

White porcelain scent bottle rimmed in pale yellow, with two figures

White porcelain scent bottle rimmed in pale yellow. On both sides the figures of a lady in her gown, filling a cup and of a gentle...

Chatelaine scent bottle in vermeil with white and blue enamels and hinged compartment

Flat ovoidal chatelaine scent bottle in vermeil with white and blue enamels marking a oval hinged cover on a compartment with powd...

Coalport double scent bottle in pink porcelain with painted landscapes

Unmarked scent bottle with a peculiar double neck, globular gilded caps and pedestal. Typical of Coalport production. On the delic...

Crystal scent bottle enclosed in a silver cage depicting the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon

Round faceted crystal scent bottle enclosed in a silver cage depicting the Archangel Michaelon the front, and a shell in the middl...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with murrine featuring birds, eyes, flowers and suns

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano black glass and copper aventurine with murrine featuring two birds of prey, an eye, three flower...

Nailsea glass scent bottle depicting a lizard

Hand-blown Nailsea glass scent bottle in the shape of a lizard. Beautiful colors: clear glass with orange/white and mustard swirls...

Scent bottle in blue and white porcelain showing a marine view in an oval cartouche

Cylindrical scent bottle in hand-painted blue and white porcelain showing a marine view in an oval cartouche. . Silver mount and h...

Palais Royal presentation showing a bronze elephant, two scent bottles and a box

Palais Royal presentation showing a heavy bronze elephant with finely decorated caparison and touches of paint. It carries two gla...

Tapered chatelaine scent bottle in blue glass closed in an elaborate gilt metal cage

Tapered chatelaine scent bottle in blue glass closed in an elaborate gilt metal cage. Brass mount and hinged cap with suspension c...

Yellow cameo glass with ivy decor

Yellow cameo glass with ivy decor. Silver screw cap marked "silver".

Solid silver scent bottle representing a newborn baby wrapped in swaddling

Solid silver scent bottle representing a newborn baby wrapped in swaddling and wearing a bonnet. The head is the screw cap. On the...