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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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Thick green glass atomizer shaped like a star

Thick green glass atomizer shaped like a star. Metal hardware, missing the original rubber and cotton bulb.

Triangular travelling set in Moroccan leather with three scent bottles

Travelling set consisting of a triangular prism box made of Moroccan leather richly decorated in gold, it contains three cylindric...

Round Murano scent bottle in black and blue glass with silver sparkling aventurine

Round Murano scent bottle in black and blue glass with silver sparkling aventurine particles. Cork stopper ending in a drop of gla...

Round porcelain scent bottle standing on a hair pins dish

Unusual porcelain scent bottle standing on a hair pins dish. Hand-painted in white, dark red and cornflowers. Screw metal cap, no ...

Japanese scent bottle in orange and cream porcelain

Globular orange and cream porcelain scent bottle with floral decor. Screw cap with the word "SILVER" engraved. Bottle imported fro...

Flower-shaped belt chatelain in German silver with five items in different styles and periods

Flower-shaped belt chatelain in German silver with five items attached in different styles and periods: an aid memoire, a watch, a...

Cylindrical scent bottle in embossed silver showing a woman looking herself in a handmirror

Cylindrical scent bottle in embossed silver showing a woman looking herself in a handmirror. surrounded by foliage and plants. Pos...

Gun powder flask-shaped scent bottle in embossed Hinault silver with scenes of cherubs playing in a garden

Gun powder flask-shaped scent bottle in embossed Hinault silver with scenes of cherubs playing in a garden on both sides. Screw ro...

Bakelite set with guilloche enamels.

Bakelite set with guilloche enamels. The three containers - linked by a string- retain a little perfume vial, a powder compact wi...

Silver spherical scent bottle with incorporating spray operated by pushing

Silver spherical scent bottle with incorporating spray operated by pushing. Hallmarked for Matthew Wilcox & Son, Birmingham, 190...

Porcelain scent bottle made in China and imported to England, with a decor of roses

Globular scent bottle in hand-painted porcelain made in China and imported to England. Every side has a different decor of coloure...

Porcelain scent bottle with the portrait of a woman in antique Greek costume

Oval-shaped scent bottle in painted porcelain with the portrait of a woman in antique Greek costume in blue and white. Brass mount...