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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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Tortoise hinged etui with silver inserts, and the word ‘Souvenir’

Turtle hinged etui with silver inserts on both sides featuring a tiny star and an oval with a bow: one with a monogram and other w...

Palais Royal presentation: table vanity set with a mirror, a blue glass basket and two scent bottles

Table vanity set with a mirror framed in a waving brass arch with flowers and leaves. A blue glass basket and a couple of matching...

Palais Royal presentation: table vanity scent with a mirror, two glass scent bottles and a jewels box

Palais Royal presentation, showing a vanity scent caddy. The fancy brass stand is decorated with embossed gilded leaves and red fa...

Horn painted and twisted scent bottle

Horn painted and twisted scent bottle with matching screw cap with wand. Possibly from Japan

Silver cushion-shaped scent bottle with five engraved stars and the monogram EHP, by Tiffany

Cushion-haped scent bottle in silver with five engraved stars and the initials of "EHP" on the front. Screw cap with an applicato...

Biedermeier scent bottle in green opaline glass with gilt decor and matching stopper

Biedermeier scent bottle in green opaline glass with gilt decor and matching stopper, Rare size. ...

Tiny, heavily embossed silver scent bottle with hinged cap, by Charles May

Tiny, heavily embossed silver scent bottle with hinged cap. Full hallmarks for Birmingham, 1876, CM for Charles May, silversmith. ...

Twisted ruby glass scent bottle with embossed silver screw cap.

Green opaline “Grand Tour” scent bottle, souvenir of the Place Vendome

Green opaline "Grand Tour" scent bottle, with ormolu mount and hinged cap bearing the graphic of the column of place Vendome.

Cylindrical holder beautifully enamelled with scrolls and flowers in vibrant colours

Cylindrical holder beautifully enamelled with scrolls and flowers in vibrant colours. Inner clear glass vial with stopper. Hhinged...

Teapot-shaped scent bottle in bisque porcelain with a delicate decor of flowers

Bisque porcelain scent bottle shaped as a teapot with a delicate decor of flowers. Silver screw cap, full hallmarked for Birmingha...

Silver bottle, souvenir from Budapest, depicting a “Hortobàgyi csikos, a Hungarian knight of the Pustza

Silver bottle, souvenir from Budapest (written on the bottom). It depicts a "Hortobàgyi csikos," a Hungarian knight of the Pustza....