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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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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....

Clear glass scent bottle with two oval watercolours.

Clear glass lay down scent bottle cut to guest two oval medallion with watercolours. Unfortunately does not have anymore the screw...

Rocaille-form scent bottle in white porcelain with a panel containing landscapes and personnages

White porcelain scent bottle of flat rocaille-form, moulded with scrolls heightened with gilding garlands. On the front the bottle...

Embossed pewter perfume bottle with daisies, hanging from a braid of hair

Pewter repousse daisies scent bottle. Screw cap with metal wand and the words SILVER PLAT. Tassel of tiny chains at the bottom. Th...

Round scent bottle in embossed silver with a medallion featuring a classic scene

Round scent bottle in embossed silver with a medallion featuring a classic scene surounded by a wreath. Full hallmarked for Willia...

Bronze, silver and red gold chatelaine scent bottle with a tiny acorn

Tiny chatelaine scent bottle with beautiful details made in bronze, silver and red gold. Little acorn pendant.