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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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Square scent bottle in a black glass lampwork bead with aventurine bands and blue waves

Square scent bottle in a black glass lampwork bead with aventurine bands, blue waves and white dots a. Long neck with aventurine b...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass multicolor set and sparkling aventurine 1

Murano lampwork glass scent bottle in compressed ovoid form with multicolor set into blue,white, pink, and gold swirled colors. Br...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with murrine featuring the portraits of three men

Black glass and silver aventurine scent bottle with canes featuring three portraits of men. Brass mount and hinged lid with repou...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass multicolor set and sparkling aventurine 4

Murano glass scent bottle in ovoid form with multicolor set. The glass is flecked throughout with sparkling aventurine particles. ...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with low quality murrine featuring the portraits of three men

Glass and aventurine scent bottle with murrine featuring many broken portraits of low quality. Brass mount and hinged lid with rep...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with murrine featuring four portraits of African people

Glass and silver aventurine scent bottle with four murrine portraits of African people. Brass mount and hinged lid with repousse ...

Red and blue Murano glass scent bottle with unusual metal crown top

Red and blue Murano glass scent bottle with copper aventurine. Unusual metal crown top, typical of Germany. Probably it was export...

White and pink Murano glass scent bottle with unusual metal crown top

White and pink Murano glass scent bottle with copper aventurine. Unusual metal crown top, typical of Germany. Probably it was expo...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass multicolor set and sparkling aventurine 3

Round chatelain scent bottle in Murano lampwork glass in white, black and silver. Brass mount and hinged lid with repousse foliat...

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass multicolor set and sparkling aventurine 2

Murano glass chatelaine scent bottle in ovoid form with multicolor set. The glass is flecked throughout with sparkling aventurine ...

Ring-shaped scent bottle in hand-painted porcelain

Hand painted ring-shaped porcelain scent bottle. Silver plated screw cap with cork liner.

Glass scent bottle enclosed in a mercury-gilt cagework showing a portrait of an Elizabethan lady

Smoked thick glass scent bottle enclosed in a mercury-gilt intricate cage work with flowers and foliage and a woman portrait with ...