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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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Silver scent bottle with murrine and the figure of Virgin Mary from “The Annunciation” by Beato Angelico

Flat round silver scent bottle. On the front it shows a central medallion decorated with a "murrine" garland and the figure of Vir...

Meissen porcelain scent bottle depicting a courting scene

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a boy who offers a bouquet to a girl. At the back a big panier of flowers surmounted by a gold pi...

Silver overlay blue glass scent bottle with a decor of shoots of grapes

Unusual square blue glass scent bottle, with silver overlay forming a decor of shoots of grapes. Metal crown top.

Copper advertising scent bottle for “Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Herb Medicine Pills for Constipation Sanative Wash”

Copper flattened flask: it has raised letter advertising on the back that says: "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Herb Medici...

Scent bottle made from a mussel shell with silver cap.

Scent bottle made from a mussel shell with a hinged cap in embossed silver.

Silver scent bottle with the symbol of the V Aerobrigata (I), depicting Diana the huntress

Silver scent bottle depicting the symbol of the V Aerobrigata (written on the back). The 5th "Giuseppe Cenni" Wing was a fighter w...

Cream porcelain scent bottle with the so called “Meissen onion pattern” decor in green

Cream porcelain scent bottle with the so called "Meissen onion pattern" decor in green, probably a Delft imitation; silver mount a...

Mou Bakelite fan with two miniature portraits, a delicate floral decoration, and a pink ribbon

Hand fan in mou bakelite with two portraits' miniatures, a delicate floral decor and a pink ribbon. Attached to the handle a cilyn...

Green bakelite hand fan with a metal cased perfume bottle of ” Vrai essence de rose” by Peyronee Paris

Green bakelite hand fan with a knurled metal cased hidden in a big green tassel and containing a perfume bottle of " Vrai essence...

Naive urn-shaped scent bottle in embossed silver showing scenes from the Bible book of the Genesis

Very early and naive urn-shaped scent bottle in embossed silver showing the Expulsion from Eden. Partially illegible German marks ...

Chatelaine cut glass scent bottle with silver filigree and garnets

Round flattened cut glass scent bottle: only the cap and the front are covered by an intricated pattern silver filigree with five ...

Silver overlay lilac porcelain scent bottle with wisteria shoots decor

Round lilac enamelled porcelain scent bottle, with silver overlay forming a wisteria shoots decor. Metal crown top.