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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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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...

Small amphora-shaped bottle in vermeil with stained panels and turquoise

Small amphora-shaped bottle vermeoll with stained panels and turquoises. Domed screw cap. The suspension chain hangs from the perf...

Rococo Style pocket étui in mother-of-pearl with two glass scent bottles.

Pocket cointainer (étui) of nacre inlaid in silver, decorated in Rococò Style with a work called "piqué". It opens to reveal a lin...

Cylindrical blue and white porcelain scent bottle in the so called onion pattern

Cylindrical blue and white porcelain scent bottle showing the so called onion pattern. Silver mount and closure. The inner stopper...

Murano glass scent bottle in black, blue and white, with “feathers” decor.

Murano glass scent bottle in black, blue and white, with "feathers" decor. Cork stopper with glass pearl.

Royal Worcester scent bottle with painted birds by George Hundley

Royal Worcester scent bottle with painted birds by George Hundley. The bottle has gilt painted twin handles in the form of cherub...

Silver chatelaine bottle engraved with woodland bird scenes, signed by the Swiss Huguenin brothers

Silver chatelaine bottle engraved with two different woodland bird scenes. It features a screw cap and a hanging chain. Produced b...

Porcelain scent bottle shaped as a basket of roses

Porcelain scent bottle in a form of a white shell with the word ‘Amour’

Porcelain scent bottle in a form of a white shell with gold edging. On the front the word "Amour". Gold screw cap.