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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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Bow-shaped brooch with silver embossed scent bottle simulating a hip flask

Silver embossed scent bottle simulating a hip flask. Screw embossed cap. Suspension chain and ribbon brooch, possibly added later....

Fine cut to clear glass scent bottle with an unusual amaranth overlay

A fine cut to clear glass scent bottle with an unusual amaranth overlay. Silver mount with worn repoussé hinged cap.

Red glass scent bottle enclosed in a silver open work

Faceted red glass scent bottle enclosed in a silver open work with a styilized floral decor. Missing screw cap. Thin suspension ch...

Dutch cut glass scent bottle with silver shoulders and cap

Cut glass perfume bottle with silver overlay. The glass has a hobnail type cut pattern on its reverse and a silver plaque on the f...

Silver scent bottle with traces of blue and green enamels

Silver scent bottle with traces of blue and green enamels. Dom-shaped stopper

Porcelain scent bottle with a decor of golden diamonds enclosing little bouquets of lilac flowers

Porcelain scent bottle with a gold geometric decor of golden diamonds enclosing little bouquets of lilac flowers. White porcelain ...

Metal scent bottle covered in leather with alpacca trimmes

Metal scent bottle covered in leather, made to be hanged on a chain. The frame, the perforated cap, the shoulders and the handles ...

Jeweled scent bottle in olive glass with porcelain medallion and cap bearing two miniature portraits

Jeweled scent bottle in olive glass with a porcelain medallion bearing a miniature portrait surrounded by a gilt frame with four g...

Pendant porcelain scent bottle with a hand-painted cherub playing a lyre and a maritime scene

Pendant porcelain scent bottle with a hand-painted cherub playing a lyre on the front. On the back side a maritime scene with ship...

Tiny gold scent bottle charm shaped like an amphora

Tiny gold scent bottle shaped like an amphora. Screw cap with short wand and little red stone. Marked "37" for gold.

Turquoise glass Grand Tour scent bottle, souvenir of Saint Sulpice

Grand Tour scent bottle, in turquoise glass en closed in an elaborate ormolu diamonds grill with metal mount and hinged brass ca...

Heart-shaped scent bottle in white porcelain with abstract bubbles decor

Heart-shaped scent bottle in white porcelain with abstract bubbles pattern in cobalt, green and red. Screw cap full hallmarked for...