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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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Glass and silver scent bottle by Erard

Rare opaline "gorge de pigeon" scent bottle in form of a horn; the elaborate Arabesque/Persian design is the work of Oscar Pierre ...

Ceramic scent bottle in the shape of a mermaid

Ceramic perfume bottle in the shape of a mermaid. They were popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The stopper was pro...

Miniature sedan chair in multicolour enamels with two scent bottles

Perfect miniature sedan chair in multicolour enamels depicting romantic scenes. On three sides there are glass windows closed in a...

Scent bottle carved in fortress agate

Scent bottle carved in fortress agate. Gilt metal mount and hinged chiselled cap.

Palais Royal presentation showing a man reading a book to a girl in front of the fireplace

Palais Royal presentation with a domestic scene of a man reading a book to a little girl in front of the fireplace. The two figuri...

Murano glass lampwork scent bottle with murrine featuring white flowers

Murano glass lamp work scent bottle: on a base of obsidiana glass there is a wonderful decor with two types of white flowers (murr...

Chatelaine scent bottle in gilt metal with real jade pearls

Belt chatelaine in gold plated metal. Scent bottle of globular form, embellished by a fine work of engraving and white natural sto...

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a girl riding a rooster

Porcelain toy scent bottle modelled after a girl in flowing gown riding a giant cockerel, with hand-painted and gilded decoration ...

Chatelaine scent bottle in engraved silver by Tiffany

Chatelaine scent bottle in engraved silver by Tiffany. Full hallmarked: 3332 is the pattern number which dates the item to about 1...

Smoked lead glass scent bottle enclosed in a gold cagework with seal

Smoked lead glass scent bottle enclosed in an rich gold openwork cage. Matching ornated cap in gold and metal. On the bottom a mon...

Porcelain scent bottle, depicting a plum

Porcelain scent bottle, shaped as a plum with leaf and stalk. Gilt silver mount and stopper Possibly by Fürstenberg.

Porcelain balustrade scent bottle with four hand-painted landscapes

Hand-painted porcelain scent bottle, baluster-shaped. Each side has a different decor of a landscape and a flower. Red gold mount ...