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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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Cut clear glass scent bottle with embossed silver cap with bands decor

Cut clear glass scent bottle. Embossed silver hinged cap with bands decor and inner Belgian marks for silver.

Flat drop scent bottle in green diamond faceted glass.

Flat drop shaped scent bottle in green diamond faceted glass. Silver mount and screw cap, marked for Birmingham 1905, silversmith ...

Silver overlay orange duckbill porcelain scent bottle with a floral design in Art Nouveau style

Orange duckbill enamelled porcelain scent bottle with silver overlay depicting an intricate floral decor. Metal crown top. Marked...

Opaque malachite glass scent bottle featuring a printed roses decoration

Opaque malachite glass scent bottle featuring a printed roses decoration. It retains the original screw cap with glass wand: gilt ...

Scent bottle in red velvet with large embossed silver cap

Flat oval scent bottle in metal covered in red velvet with silver mount and large hinged cap in embossed silver. Traces of cork in...

Clear faceted glass bottle with a pink glass lay cut to form a porthole decoration

Clear faceted glass bottle with a pink glass lay cut to form a porthole decoration. Embossed silver hinged cap and glass inner sto...

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a lady in 18th century gown blue and white.

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a lady in 18th century gown blue and white. By Sitzendorf.

Porcelain scent bottle imitating a thrush egg

Porcelain scent bottle imitating a thrush egg with registration number. Silver screw cap hallmarked for Birmingham, 1886, CS FS ...

Richly ornated mourning scent bottle carved in bog oak

Tiny black scent bottle possibly made of richly ornated guttapercha. Screw cap and suspension chain

Fob metal scent bottle with a repousse flower

Really tiny metal scent bottle with repousse flower in the center. Matching cap. The suspension chain ending with a carabiner hook...

Turquoise opaline scent bottle with rich gold decor

Turquoise opaline scent bottle with rich gold decor. Matching globular gilt glass stopper.

Red glass scent bottle with gold floral decor.

Red glass scent bottle decorated with gold formal floral decor. The tall round stopper is marked with a 7 in dark red.