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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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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...

Cushion-shaped scent bottle in enamelled metal with abstract decor

Pillow-shaped scent bottle in enamelled metal with abstract decor. The back sideis plain. Screw little cap with dauber.

Green porcelain scent bottle, imitating jade, with cream label.

Simple green porcelain scent bottle, imitating jade. Hand painted cream label and floral decor on the front. Fullly hallmarked fo...

Black glass scent bottle with floral decor and pinecone-shaped stopper

Bohemiam black glass scent bottle, hand-painted in gold with a floral motive. Pinecone-shaped stopper with a short wand. On the bo...

Scent bottle in amber bakelite with women profiles with head surrounded by flowers

Scent bottle, in richly decorated amber bakelite. On both sides there is a central metal medallin with women profiles with head su...

Scent bottle in Dresden porcelain decorated with reserved panels of courting couples on a purple ground

Cylindrical tapering form scent bottle in Dresden white porcelain decorated with reserved panels of courting couples on a purple a...

Porcelain scent bottle with a painted blooming tree in a big vase

Flat oval porcelain scent bottle with a little blooming tree in a big vase on the front and a wreath of pink roses all around. Bra...